Definition of executive Executive

/ɪgzɛˈkjʌtɪv/ - [igzekyutiv] - ex•ec•u•tive

We found 15 definitions of executive from 6 different sources.

What does executive mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: executives
executive - persons who administer the law
		governing body, governance, administration, brass, establishment, organisation, organization the act of meting out justice according to the law
		authorities, regime, government the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		bush administration the executive under President George W. Bush
		clinton administration the executive under President Clinton
		bush administration the executive under President George W. Bush
		reagan administration the executive under President Reagan
executive - a person responsible for the administration of a business
		executive director
		decision maker, administrator someone who manages a government agency or department
		business executive, corporate executive an executive in a business corporation
		government minister, minister the job of a head of a government department
		rainmaker American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
		surgeon general the senior medical officer in an Army or Navy
executive - someone who manages a government agency or department
		administrator
		top dog, chief, head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
		commissioner a government administrator
		dci, director of central intelligence the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
		prefect a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
		secretary general a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)
		triumvir one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
Adjective
executive - having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"

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Wiktionary

executive (Noun)
A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.
executive (Noun)
That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
executive (Adjective)
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
executive (Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc. ; as, an executive act, an executive officer, executive government.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

executive (a.)
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.
executive (n.)
An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

executive
A person responsible for the administration of an organisation.
executive
The Cabinet and the Government Departments and agencies for which they are responsible and which carry out the day-to-day functions of Government.
executive
Someone who manages a government agency or department.

Wikipedia

government
In political science and constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government that is responsible for the day-to-day management of the state.

In many countries, one simply speaks of the "government", but this usage can be confusing in an international context. The executive branch contains the head of government, who is the head of this branch. Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is not supposed to make laws (role of the legislature), nor to interpret them (role of the judiciary), their purpose is to enforce them: in practice, this separation is rarely absolute. The executive is identified by the head of Government. In a presidential system, this person (the President) may also

be the head of State, where as in a parliamentary system he or she is usually the leader of the largest party in the legislature and is most commonly termed the Prime Minister (Taoiseach in the

Republic of Ireland, (Federal) Chancellor in Germany and Austria). In France, executive power is shared between the President and the Prime Minister and this system has been reproduced in a number of former French colonies. Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina have similar

collegiate systems for the role of head of state and Government. The Head of Government is assisted by a number of ministers, who usually have responsibilities for particular areas (e.g. health, education, foreign affairs), and by a large number of government employees or civil servants.