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ex⋅ec⋅u⋅tive

  [ig-zek-yuh-tiv]
–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.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML execūtīvus, equiv. to L execūt(us) (ptp. of ex(s)equī; see execute ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
ex⋅ec⋅u⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅ec⋅u⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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ex·ec·u·tive   (ĭg-zěk'yə-tĭv)   
n.  

  1. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization.

  2. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.

  3. The branch of government charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions.

  4. Computer Science A set of coded instructions designed to process and control other coded instructions.

adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executing: an advisory body lacking executive powers.

  2. Having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority: the executive director of a drama troupe; executive experience and skills.

  3. Of or relating to the branch of government charged with the execution and administration of the nation's laws.


[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.
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Word Origin & History

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
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·ec·u·tive
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the execution or carrying out of laws executive function>; especially : belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, overseeing the execution of laws, and appointment of officials —see also ADMINISTRATIVE Article II of the CONSTITUTION in the back matter —compare JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE
2 a : of or relating to execution b : having administrative or managerial responsibility executive director>
3 : of, relating to, or issued by an executive executive pardon>

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.
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Computing Dictionary

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
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