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Executive
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- 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.
"When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies."
- 3 Exclusive.
"She works in an office with an executive bathroom."
- 1 having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. wordnet
- 1 A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
"Such, Mr. Cleveland, is the real character of the government, of which you are the nominal head. Such are, and have been, its lawmakers. Such are, and have been, its judges. Such have been its executives. Such is its present executive. Have you anything to say for any of them?"
- 2 persons who administer the law wordnet
- 3 The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
"The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies."
- 4 someone who manages a government agency or department wordnet
- 5 A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
"1973, ACM Special Interest Group in Operating Systems, Fourth Symposium on Operating System Principles The second phase of the executive development proceeded through two steps as stated in Section 2. First, a failsoft executive was developed providing automatic failure detection and recovery […]"
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- 6 a person responsible for the administration of a business wordnet
Etymology
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from Latin exsequi, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.
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