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
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Chad Feehan created the series and served as executive producer and showrunner on Season 1 but will not be back for Season 2.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 May 2026
Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The company has since hired Ainsley Rossitto, a former Paramount Global and NPR executive, to lead its podcast push.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Proudfoot, whose credits include the Oscar-winning The Queen of Basketball (on which Curry served as an executive producer) and Oscar winner The Last Repair Shop, provided a statement to Deadline exclusively.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Chad Feehan created the series and served as executive producer and showrunner on Season 1 but will not be back for Season 2.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 May 2026
Noun
But full-time executives and fractional CTOs alike must remember that organizations still run on human rhythms.
—Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The company has since hired Ainsley Rossitto, a former Paramount Global and NPR executive, to lead its podcast push.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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Additionally, opposition parties have reported political repression and administrative barriers.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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After that incident, he was placed in an enhanced observation module for 24 hours before being cleared and moved into administrative separation.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The alternative asset manager said that Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III exceeded its $10 billion target, with the fund raising more than double the amount of its predecessor vehicle.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Its Resolver platform uses AI to ingest security information and help risk managers run remediations with an audit trail, cutting the lag time between detecting a breach and containing it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Other tech leaders have voiced fears that the viral spread of AI would detonate jobs across the ranks of professional, managerial and administrative professions by automating human tasks.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Amorim, a man who described his managerial work in all manner of self-deprecating words, was dismissed not for footballing performance, but because of a disagreement with his employers.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The recent opening of a new center, explained Jill Martin, senior director of food and nutrition services at UC San Diego Health, argued for creating a new training program rather than a recruitment push.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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As creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, Williams is an organic partner for Moët & Chandon, which belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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School administrators are caught off guard by parents who have read the book and insist on policy changes.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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That would be especially helpful given that Newsom, as a parting gesture, wants to all but eliminate the elective office of state superintendent of public instruction and vest nearly all education oversight in the governor’s office.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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The county superintendent has a statutory and constitutional responsibility to both support and hold districts accountable for their district budgets.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Even though the rivers have been quiet ever since, the bureau has continued to maintain a full-time dedicated crew of two firefighters and a supervisor, with the boat costing taxpayers $1 million a year to staff and maintain.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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She was promoted to accountant around October 2012, the lawsuit says, to accounting supervisor in August 2019 and to accounting manager in the union’s international secretary-treasurer’s office in April 2024.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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