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
Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 June 2025
McKinsey’s analysis of Fortune 500 executive teams, based on publicly available data, reveals a telling trend: companies with a single customer- or growth-focused executive, such as a CMO, grow up to 2.3 times faster than companies with multiple roles sharing those responsibilities.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Among those in New York City’s June 24 primary election are a disgraced former governor; a democratic socialist state representative (and former rapper); a street performer named Paperboy who dons a clown face; and a former hedge fund executive trying to channel Mike Bloomberg.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Adjective
Jason Winer will directed multiple episodes, including the first, and serve as executive producer.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 June 2025
McKinsey’s analysis of Fortune 500 executive teams, based on publicly available data, reveals a telling trend: companies with a single customer- or growth-focused executive, such as a CMO, grow up to 2.3 times faster than companies with multiple roles sharing those responsibilities.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Noun
The Fed proposed several changes earlier this year to stress tests requirements following pushback from Wall Street executive after 2024′s more stringent rules.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Among those in New York City’s June 24 primary election are a disgraced former governor; a democratic socialist state representative (and former rapper); a street performer named Paperboy who dons a clown face; and a former hedge fund executive trying to channel Mike Bloomberg.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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In 2024, the U.S. Treasury, issued long overdue regulations on foreign trust adding additional administrative reporting requirements, burdens, and qualifications on foreign trusts, highlighting the current importance of ensuring trusts are classified correctly.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Much of the cuts are expected to come through imposing new administrative requirements on enrollees, or risk losing their coverage.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Bench coach Ray Montgomery took over on June 20 as the acting — now interim — manager as the Angels entered Friday winners in seven of their last 10 games.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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City officials credit the improvement to a consortium of managers, emergency workers and labor leaders and to changes in how city ambulances are dispatched.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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This is the core insight behind everyday development: transforming routine managerial interactions into opportunities for growth.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This is his first senior managerial position, having worked under Renard with the Saudi Arabia men’s national team and then France’s women.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The family at the heart of the story run a tourism business allowing Cappadocia to feature in a way that naturally chimes with the narrative, but the connection between landscape and plot runs far deeper, series director Murat Saraçoğlu says.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili will serve as the mentor for Future Frames, a program that boosts 10 up-and-coming European filmmakers at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Eisenberg argued that economic evaluations of mental health services could help administrators balance their priorities, as well as highlight the financial benefits that many campus counseling centers provide.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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This was a moment for county leaders to aim as high as possible in seeking their first new administrator in a decade.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2025
Noun
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As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 June 2025
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Other district superintendents then asked for those lists in order to check with their own libraries.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2025
Noun
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After an unseasonably warm winter, for example, when temperatures in the Czech countryside failed to drop below zero, Arrowsmith, SFX supervisor Ondrej Nierostek and their team had no choice but to build their own frozen lake from scratch.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the union membership and the supervisors, includes a $5,000 bonus in the first year, followed by a 2% cost of living adjustment and $2,000 bonus in the second year and a 5% salary increase the third year.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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