executive
1. [ noun ] a person responsible for the administration of a business
Synonyms: executive_director
Related terms: administrator vice_president corporate_executive surgeon_general rainmaker minister
2. [ adjective ] having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
Examples:

"the executive branch"

Related terms: execution
3. [ noun ] (government) persons who administer the law
Related terms: administration Bush_administration Clinton_administration Reagan_administration Carter_administration government
4. [ noun ] (government) someone who manages a government agency or department
Synonyms: administrator
Related terms: head commissioner Secretary_General triumvir prefect peter_stuyvesant raffles dci administer
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