EXECUTIVE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tiv

Definition of executive

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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executive

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noun

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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Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, also confirmed that Augustave was not on the flight. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Anderson will serve as showrunner and executive produce with Garcia Swisher and Kate Gordon via their Rolling Clover company and Black Label Media. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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Ernie Accorsi, a legendary New York Giants front office executive who helped build the roster that made it to Super Bowl XXXV and traded for Eli Manning, has died, the team said. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M. — CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for executive

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More upheaval followed with General Counsel Karen Buffkin, who had been appointed to act in Maduko’s stead, and was put on administrative leave on May 29.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
With declining enrollment, high administrative costs, significant facility repairs on the horizon and state and federal funding support up in the air, administrators clarified that drastic cuts remain the only solution.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of administrative

Noun

Between 26 and 35 vessels per day have transited this week, down from the 35 to 40 daily average of the prior eight weeks, according to Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Young texted the Triple-A manager on his way out of Wrigley Field, asking to be put in the lineup that night.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of manager

Adjective

Last Friday, in a 6-0 rout at West Ham United, Phil Parkinson suffered his heaviest defeat as Wrexham boss and the joint-worst loss of his 23-year managerial career.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Three days after the deal was announced, Sears laid off 400 managerial employees.

— Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of managerial

Noun

The project is currently on track to be considered at a zoning administrator meeting in early 2027.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Commission on Elections Chairman Erwin Garcia reported that Cotabato City has been put under the commission’s control, with an administrator to be designated after a shooting late Sunday killed three people and injured 15 others.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of administrator

Noun

Medical contractor supervisors confirmed that Sims was not prescribed the medication at the time and that it was not documented as having been administered, investigators said.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Clarify priorities with a supervisor during a calm moment today.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026

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