executive

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Synonyms: execute, execution, executing, ejective, executives, execrative, exactive, elective, erective, exertive, excitive

Antonyms: execute, execution, executing, ejective, executives, execrative, exactive, elective, erective, exertive, excitive

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Adjective

1. Designed or fitted for [[execution]], or carrying into [[effect]].
2. Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
3. {{U|exclusive}}.

Noun

1. A chief [[chief officer|officer]] or [[administrator]], especially one who can make [[significant]] decisions on their own authority.
2. The branch of [[government]] that is responsible for enforcing [[laws]] and [[judicial]] decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the [[state]].
3. A committee that manages the day-to-day running of an organisation. An executive committee.
4. {{lb|en|computing}} A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.

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