executives

noun

plural of executive
as in managers
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 executives Interns and senior executives alike can see how their experience contributes to solving the problem. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Trusted by senior executives for her insight and strategic clarity, Sharifa blends cultural fluency with cutting-edge program design. — Big Think, 18 Aug. 2026 Bally's executives raised an alarm about the company's financial health last week. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Every August, Epic Systems founder Judy Faulkner holds court with over 20,000 people, including staff and executives from her most devoted customers, in an auditorium buried five stories into the Wisconsin earth. — STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 No two competing baseball executives live so close to each other, or are able to meet up and share war stories about their owners, players or the local media. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 The breach rocked sentiment on Crypto Twitter, with influencers and company executives commenting on its implications. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executives
  1. managers
  2. directors
  3. administrators
  4. superintendents
Noun
  • Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.
    — Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple sources told the Daily News that three managers at the Kingsbridge depot have been disciplined in connection with maintenance issues, a claim on which the MTA declined to comment.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • To join, the volunteer administrators usually require proof of a student’s admission, like screenshots or scans of an admissions letter for a page administrator to review.
    — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Many cities contract with third-party administrators or risk pools to manage workers' compensation cases.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Abbott outlined the plan during a roundtable with law enforcement and school superintendents in Lubbock, emphasizing the need to better safeguard students and prevent dangerous offenders from returning to schools.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Finding experienced project managers, superintendents, estimators and field leaders is often more difficult than finding additional work.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of superintendents

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