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
Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 May 2026
On a volatile beauty market, 2025 was a year of major executive moves for many of beauty’s biggest players.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of executives and researchers who defected from OpenAI.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Ryan O’Dowd serves as an executive producer, and Deena Katz serves as co-executive producer.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 May 2026
On a volatile beauty market, 2025 was a year of major executive moves for many of beauty’s biggest players.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Noun
The series is also executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of executives and researchers who defected from OpenAI.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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Szabo, the city administrative officer, issued a grim warning this week about the proposal heading to the November ballot that would repeal the city’s business tax, depriving the city of about $860 million per year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Samoudi says one of his cellmates, Louay Turkman, a 22-year-old from Jenin who was also held under administrative detention, became gravely ill one night.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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In the meantime, Chisholm’s teammates and manager expressed confidence in his ability to turn things around with plenty of baseball left to play.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt missed his second straight game because of a viral infection but is expected to be back in the dugout Tuesday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The George Graham managerial era of the 1980s and early ’90s — 1-0 to the Arsenal and all that — has become relevant again.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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His Braves managerial legacy will never be matched.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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Rishabh Desai has been with the Clippers since 2016 and is now the executive director of basketball operations.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Sentiment was hurt by the rising price of gas caused by the war, according to survey director Joanne Hsu.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The 1984 rodeo made a profit of $23,000, but administrators cited additional and prohibitive costs as the reason for discontinuing future rodeos.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Woodbury city administrator Jeffrey Dahl said the city has a booming health care and retail industry, and the new Amazon facility is another asset to the city that will encourage resilience and business and career diversity.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Wendy Kelly, deputy superintendent at the Redwood City School District, declined to answer questions about Agan’s hiring or say whether the school district was aware he had been accused of misconduct at two previous schools.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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In March, the school board directed the superintendent to devise a plan to eliminate 3,000 job positions over three years to save about $250 million.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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With the launch of a new public works online portal, Alonzo Jenkins, the supervisor of public works, said residents — or anyone else — can provide the department with quick, precise information around the clock.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Fanger revealed that the sneaker subplot was loosely inspired by Henry Lawrence, the real-life son of Christa Miller (who also serves as music supervisor) and showrunner Bill Lawrence.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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