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
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Bonds has served as the GHA executive director since February 2021, after the troubled agency emerged from eight years of federal oversight.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 July 2025
The near-unanimous votes reflected deep shareholder trust in the boards and executives who defended DEI publicly and forcefully.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Adjective
As per tradition with Jurassic projects, Steven Spielberg was at the helm as executive producer.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Bonds has served as the GHA executive director since February 2021, after the troubled agency emerged from eight years of federal oversight.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
Chris Hatcher, Jamie Childs, Louise Sutton, and Sharon Hall executive produce as well.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 July 2025
The near-unanimous votes reflected deep shareholder trust in the boards and executives who defended DEI publicly and forcefully.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 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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If a manager violates this requirement, the association may terminate the management contract.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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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
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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Investors appeared heartened by one of the few bits of company-specific news in recent weeks: the few million dollars of stock purchased by Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi, a director of the golf company.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Climate United Fund and other nonprofits in March sued the Environmental Protection Agency, its administrator Lee Zeldin and Citibank, which held the program’s money.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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The closure of Jackson South’s labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida and comes at a time when many hospitals across the country have closed their maternity wards, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
Noun
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But a longstanding argument against any updates to the sculpture, said Dan Wenk, the former superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, is that the piece of art is already finished, visually and rhetorically.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Adam Friday resigned as acting superintendent for the sanitation department, effective June 3, two weeks after the incident with Street Commissioner Brandon Downey, town records show.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Later in the video, Bennett speaks to a supervisor outside the police station.—
Daniel McGowan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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