- [countable] a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization
- company/corporate/business/industry executives
- marketing/advertising executives
- a senior/top executive in a computer firm
- a junior executive at an ad agency
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb2, Businessb2- One TV network executive has already called for more deregulation.
- contracts to prevent the loss of key executives
- oil company executives
- one of the most successful TV executives around
- He's a senior executive in a computer firm.
- They offer English courses to business executives.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- senior
- high-flying
- …
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- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who run a company or an organization
- The union’s executive has/have yet to reach a decision.
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- She is a member of the party's national executive.
- She was on the executive of the Women's Social and Political Union.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- national
- political
- …
- control
- decide something
- member
- meeting
- board
- …
- a member of an executive
- the executive[singular + singular or plural verb] the part of a government responsible for putting laws into effect
- Conservatives are by tradition believers in a strong executive.
- Parliament's ability to control the executive
- The Executive is/are set to meet again on 22 December.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- national
- political
- …
- control
- decide something
- member
- meeting
- board
- …
- a member of an executive
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin executivus, from exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
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