EXECUTIVE definition: 1. someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into…. Learn more.

noun. a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. the person or persons in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested. the executive branch of a government.

The executive is the part of the government of a country that is concerned with carrying out decisions or orders, as opposed to the part that makes laws or the part that deals with criminals.

EXECUTIVE meaning: 1 : a person who manages or directs other people in a company or organization; 2 : the executive branch of a government

An executive is a powerful person who is responsible for making things run smoothly. If you become an executive, you might be in charge of an organization, a business, or even an entire country. The executive of a company has the best office and works on ways to make their business more successful.

n. 1. a. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business. b. (as modifier): executive duties; an executive position. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration. b. any administration. Compare judiciary, legislature. adj.

executive. noun. uk / ɪɡˈzekjətɪv / us. [ C ] someone who has an important job in a business: a company executive. the executive mainly UK. the people who have the power to make decisions in an organization.

What does the word executive mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word executive , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Executive Definition. Any person whose function is to administer or manage affairs, as of a corporation, school, etc.; specif., a person overseeing middle managers. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.