Exec

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An executive; a person employed at the executive level. informal

    "An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records."

  2. 2
    the chief executive department of the United States government wordnet
  3. 3
    An executive officer, i.e. the chief assistant to the commanding officer. informal

    "“'Okay. Report to the exec's office right after inspection tomorrow, Mister Keith. Best of luck.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To execute; to run. informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
administratoraidebrassbrigadiercaptaincolonel

Example

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"An upcoming problem to be thrashed out at a meeting of diskery reps and execs of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), is the degree of AFRA's jurisdictional claim over singers on records."

Etymology

Clipping of executive or execute.

Related phrases

exec-produceexecutive officer

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