executive
/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
adj
noun
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
noun
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
noun
A committee that manages the day-to-day running of an organisation. An executive committee.
noun
A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
Example Sentences
- "executive act"
- "an executive officer"
- "executive government"
- "When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies."
- "At the earliest practicable date military administration will cease, and will be replaced by civil administration in the form of Crown Colony Government. There will, therefore, be in the first instance, in each of the new Colonies, a Governor and an Executive Council, composed of the principal officials, with a Legislative Council consisting of a certain number of official members to whom a nominated unofficial element will be added."
- "[...] to make provision for municipal borrowing powers and to enable a Municipal Council to bind itself and a future Council in the exercise of its legislative and executive authority to secure loans or investments for the municipality; and to provide for matters connected therewith."
Etymology
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *sekʷ-, executif, executivus, exsequi
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/
- British English: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/
Inflected Forms
more executive (comparative)
most executive (superlative)
exe. (alternative, abbreviation)
exec. (alternative, abbreviation)
execu. (alternative, abbreviation)
executives (plural)