Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
executive - 8 dictionary results
ex⋅ec⋅u⋅tive
[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] 
yə
–noun
| 1. | a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. |
| 2. | the person or persons in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested. |
| 3. | the executive branch of a government. |
–adjective
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or suited for carrying out plans, duties, etc.: executive ability. |
| 5. | pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs: executive appointments; executive committees. |
| 6. | designed for, used by, or suitable for executives: an executive suite. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To executive
| ex·ec·u·tive (ĭg-zěk'yə-tĭv) n.
[Middle English, to be carried out, from Old French exécutif, from executer, to carry out; see execute.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Executive
Ex*ec"u*tive\, a. [Cf.F. ex['e]cutif.] Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc. Note: In government, executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial; legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws; judicial, to that which interprets and applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance.Executive
Ex*ec"u*tive\, n. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : executive
Spanish:
ejecutivo,
German:
leitend,
Japanese:
executive
1649, adj., "of the branch of government that carries out the laws," from M.Fr. executif, from L. executivus, from pp. stem of exequi (see execution). The noun in this sense is from 1790. Meaning "businessman" is 1902 in Amer.Eng. Executive privilege is first attested 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Main Entry: ex·ec·u·tive
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the execution or carrying out of laws
2 a : of or relating to execution b : having administrative or managerial responsibility
3 : of, relating to, or issued by an executive
Main Entry: executive
Function: noun
1 a : the executive branch of a government —compare JUDICIARY, LEGISLATURE b : the person or persons making up that branch —see also GOVERNOR, MAYOR, PRESIDENT
2 : a person who exercises administrative or managerial control
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
executive operating system
The command interpreter or shell for an operating system. The term is used especially around mainframes and probably derived from UNIVAC's archaic EXEC 2 and current (in 2000) EXEC 8 operating systems.
(2000-08-06)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
