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

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

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

noun. A set of coded instructions designed to process and control other coded instructions.

adjective. Of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executing.

adjective. Having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority.

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

Concerned with or pertaining to executing, performing, or carrying into effect: specifically applied to that branch of government which is intrusted with the execution of the laws, as distinguished from the legislative and judicial.

Suited for executing or carrying into effect; of the kind requisite for practical performance or direction: as, executive ability.

noun. That branch of a government to which the execution of the laws is intrusted; an officer of a government, or an official body, charged with the execution and enforcement of the laws. The executive may be a king, emperor, president, council, or other magistrate or body.

noun. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.

noun. a person who has administrative authority over an organization or division of an organization; a manager, supervisor or administrator at a high level within an organization

adjective. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; ; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs

adjective. of or pertaining to an executive{2} or to the group of executives within an organization.

adjective. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

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.

noun. A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.

noun. That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

noun. someone who manages a government agency or department

noun. persons who administer the law

noun. a person responsible for the administration of a business

adjective. having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.

"In that which grants the executive power, the expressions are, 'The _executive power_ shall be vested in a President of the United States.'"

executive officer  

CEO  chief executive  chief executive officer  executive director  executive order  

consecutive  nonexecutive  

administrative  administrator  analyst  chief  department  

administrating  administration  administrative  administrator  archon