as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
the executive skills needed to manage a large business office
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as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs
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Recent Examples of executive
Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Sean Clifford also serves as executive producer.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Analysts will be interested in hearing any comments from executives on whether consumers have changed their shopping due to surging gasoline prices fueled by the Iran war.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Adjective
In addition to co-showrunner duties, Karlin (Modern Family, The Colbert Report) also serves as executive producer and writer on the show.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Sean Clifford also serves as executive producer.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Noun
Adelstein and Clements are also executive producers on ABC’s Shifting Gears, and Adelstein executive produces Hulu’s upcoming Prison Break reboot.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Analysts will be interested in hearing any comments from executives on whether consumers have changed their shopping due to surging gasoline prices fueled by the Iran war.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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Illinois should align Medicaid policy and long-term recovery support around the realities of addiction recovery rather than administrative assumptions about immediate independence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Changing district maps now could also mean rescheduling the primaries, or holding a second round, not to mention the administrative hurdles of getting ballots printed and distributed and potential legal challenges.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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First, organizations may thin their managerial ranks and traditional capabilities out of a misplaced confidence in AI.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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In 2023, Menta left her managerial role in player operations in the NFL to begin law school.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The always eminently watchable Rebecca Hall (The Man I Love, TV’s The Beauty) both anchors and buoys the tonally irregular but consistently thoughtful and compelling sci-fi comedy-drama The End of It, a feature debut for Catalan writer-director Maria Martinez Bayona.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Having knowledge of fostering and violence towards children [my wife was once a communications director with the National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children], the movie struck a chord; I was totally captivated by it.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Noun
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His mother taught social work while his father worked as a student administrator.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Manning, who had also held the interim KSC director role during Petro’s tenure as interim NASA administrator in 2025, also is moving up in NASA’s hierarchy.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Only key leadership staff will be contacted to report to work for varied assignments, the superintendent said.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Amenities include a live-in superintendent, bike storage, on-site laundry, and a landscaped common courtyard garden.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
18 May 2026
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There should be full transparency when assessments are changed and/or career scientists overruled by political appointees or other supervisors, including providing the original analyses.—
Jesse L. Goodman,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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Montgomery Steppe is a San Diego County supervisor representing District 4.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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