"executive" meaning in English

See executive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-executive.ogg Forms: more executive [comparative], most executive [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|frm|executif}} Middle French executif, {{der|en|la|executivus}} Latin executivus, {{der|en|la|exsequi}} Latin exsequi Head templates: {{en-adj}} executive (comparative more executive, superlative most executive)
  1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. Translations (designed for execution): إِجْرَائِيّ (ʔijrāʔiyy) (Arabic), icra (Azerbaijani), icraiyyə (Azerbaijani), выкана́ўчы (vykanáŭčy) (Belarusian), изпълни́телен (izpǎlnítelen) (Bulgarian), 執行的 (Chinese Mandarin), 执行的 (zhíxíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 行政的 (xíngzhèng de) (Chinese Mandarin), výkonný (Czech), toimeenpaneva (Finnish), liikkeenjohdollinen (Finnish), exécutif (French), აღმასრულებელი (aɣmasrulebeli) (Georgian), exekutiv (German), εκτελεστικός (ektelestikós) (Greek), végrehajtó (Hungarian), атқарушы (atqaruşy) (Kazakh), извршен (izvršen) (Macedonian), егзекутивен (egzekutiven) (Macedonian), eksekutif (Malay), اجرایی (ejrâ'i) (Persian), wykonawczy (Polish), executivo (Portuguese), executiv (Romanian), исполни́тельный (ispolnítelʹnyj) (Russian), ѝзвршнӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ìzvršnī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), výkonný (Slovak), izvršni (Slovene), ejecutivo (Spanish), иҷроия (ijroyiya) (Tajik), icra (Turkish), викона́вчий (vykonávčyj) (Ukrainian), ئىجرائىي (ijra'iy) (Uyghur), иҗраий (ijraiy) [Cyrillic] (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-executive-en-adj-ChLqK3kH Disambiguation of 'designed for execution': 93 2 5
  2. Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
    Sense id: en-executive-en-adj-pj03vcWx
  3. Exclusive.
    Sense id: en-executive-en-adj-loLaKehi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exe., exec., execu.

Noun

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ [US] Audio: en-us-executive.ogg Forms: executives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{bor|en|frm|executif}} Middle French executif, {{der|en|la|executivus}} Latin executivus, {{der|en|la|exsequi}} Latin exsequi Head templates: {{en-noun}} executive (plural executives)
  1. A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (title of a chief officer or administrator): 執行者 (Chinese Mandarin), 执行者 (zhíxíngzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), výkonný ředitel [masculine] (Czech), johtaja (Finnish), toimeenpaneva elin (Finnish), cadre (French), gestionnaire (French), directeur (French), administrateur [masculine] (French), διοικητικό στέλεχος (dioikitikó stélechos) [neuter] (Greek), ügyvezető (Hungarian), vezető (Hungarian), igazgató (Hungarian), ügyintéző (english: like an administrator) (Hungarian), munkatárs (Hungarian), előadó (Hungarian), tisztviselő (Hungarian), dirigente [masculine] (Italian), 간부 (ganbu) (Korean), 경영자 (gyeong'yeongja) (Korean), kaiwhakahaere (Maori), executivo [masculine] (Portuguese), director [masculine] (Romanian), исполни́тельный дире́ктор (ispolnítelʹnyj diréktor) [masculine] (Russian), администра́тор (administrátor) [masculine] (Russian), mtendaji (Swahili), yönetici (Turkish), викона́вчий дире́ктор (vykonávčyj dyréktor) (Ukrainian), адміністра́тор (administrátor) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-executive-en-noun-RyZ7htW2 Disambiguation of Occupations: 3 5 5 41 31 15 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 15 46 14 25 Disambiguation of 'title of a chief officer or administrator': 75 6 19
  2. The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state. Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions): изпълнителна власт (izpǎlnitelna vlast) [feminine] (Bulgarian), exekutiva [feminine] (Czech), moc výkonná [feminine] (Czech), uitvoerende macht [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), valtioneuvosto (Finnish), toimeenpaneva elin (Finnish), exécutif [masculine] (French), აღმასრულებელი (aɣmasrulebeli) (Georgian), აღმასრულებელი ხელისუფლება (aɣmasrulebeli xelisupleba) (Georgian), Exekutive [feminine] (German), végrehajtó hatalom (Hungarian), នីតិប្រតិបត្តិ (ni teh bro teh bat) (Khmer), beehazʼą́ąnii biłʼoʼnishjí (Navajo), egzekutywa [feminine] (Polish), władza wykonawcza [feminine] (Polish), executivo [masculine] (Portuguese), executiv [neuter] (Romanian), organ executiv [neuter] (Romanian), исполни́тельная власть (ispolnítelʹnaja vlastʹ) [feminine] (Russian), yürütme (Turkish), викона́вча вла́да (vykonávča vláda) (Ukrainian)
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  3. (computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-executive-en-noun-GDZW8nq~ Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exe., exec., execu.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "executivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "director"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispolnítelʹnyj diréktor",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "исполни́тельный дире́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "administrátor",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "администра́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "word": "mtendaji"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "word": "yönetici"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykonávčyj dyréktor",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "word": "викона́вчий дире́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "administrátor",
      "sense": "title of a chief officer or administrator",
      "word": "адміністра́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izpǎlnitelna vlast",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "изпълнителна власт"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "exekutiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "moc výkonná"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uitvoerende macht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "valtioneuvosto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "toimeenpaneva elin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "exécutif"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣmasrulebeli",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "აღმასრულებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aɣmasrulebeli xelisupleba",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "აღმასრულებელი ხელისუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Exekutive"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "végrehajtó hatalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ni teh bro teh bat",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "នីតិប្រតិបត្តិ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "beehazʼą́ąnii biłʼoʼnishjí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "egzekutywa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "władza wykonawcza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "executivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "executiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "organ executiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispolnítelʹnaja vlastʹ",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "исполни́тельная власть"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "yürütme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vykonávča vláda",
      "sense": "branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions",
      "word": "викона́вча вла́да"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Executive"
  ],
  "word": "executive"
}

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