Executive

//ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv//

Synonyms for "executive" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(1 words)
administrator

Strong matches (30)

Related words (50)

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9 relation types

More general

12 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

capable of

4 entries

derived

35 entries

Showing 16 of 35 words.

is a

3 entries

not desires

1 entries

related to

16 entries

used for

1 entries

Translations

95 translations across 38 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • إِجْرَائِيّ adj (designed for execution)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • icra adj (designed for execution)
  • icraiyyə adj (designed for execution)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • выкана́ўчы adj (designed for execution)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • изпълни́телен adj (designed for execution)
  • изпълнителен директор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • изпълнителна власт noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Catalan

4 entries
  • executiu adj (designed for execution)
  • executiu noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • executiu noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • executiva noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 執行的 /执行的 adj (designed for execution)
  • 行政的 adj (designed for execution)
  • 執行者 /执行者 noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Czech

4 entries
  • výkonný adj (designed for execution)
  • exekutiva noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • moc výkonná noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • výkonný ředitel noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Dutch

1 entries
  • uitvoerende macht noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Finnish

4 entries
  • liikkeenjohdollinen adj (designed for execution)
  • toimeenpaneva adj (designed for execution)
  • johtaja noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • toimeenpaneva elin noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

French

4 entries
  • exécutif adj (designed for execution)
  • administrateur noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • cadre noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • directeur noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Georgian

3 entries
  • აღმასრულებელი adj (designed for execution)
  • აღმასრულებელი noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • აღმასრულებელი ხელისუფლება noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

German

2 entries
  • exekutiv adj (designed for execution)
  • Exekutive noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Greek

2 entries
  • εκτελεστικός adj (designed for execution)
  • διοικητικό στέλεχος noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Hindi

2 entries
  • कार्यकारिणी noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • कार्यपालिका noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • intéző adj (designed for execution)
  • végrehajtó adj (designed for execution)
  • előadó noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • igazgató noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Irish

1 entries
  • feidhmeannas noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Italian

1 entries
  • dirigente noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • атқарушы adj (designed for execution)

Khmer

1 entries
  • នីតិប្រតិបត្តិ noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Korean

2 entries
  • 간부 noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • 경영자 noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • егзекутивен adj (designed for execution)
  • извршен adj (designed for execution)
  • извршен директор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • извршна власт noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Malay

1 entries
  • eksekutif adj (designed for execution)

Māori

1 entries
  • kaiwhakahaere noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Navajo

1 entries
  • beehazʼą́ąnii biłʼoʼnishjí noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Persian

1 entries
  • اجرایی adj (designed for execution)

Polish

3 entries
  • wykonawczy adj (designed for execution)
  • egzekutywa noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • władza wykonawcza noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • executivo adj (designed for execution)
  • executivo noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • executivo noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Romanian

4 entries
  • executiv adj (designed for execution)
  • director noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • executiv noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • organ executiv noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Russian

4 entries
  • исполни́тельный adj (designed for execution)
  • администра́тор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • исполни́тельная власть noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • исполни́тельный дире́ктор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ìzvršnī adj (designed for execution)
  • ѝзвршнӣ adj (designed for execution)

Slovak

1 entries
  • výkonný adj (designed for execution)

Slovene

1 entries
  • izvršni adj (designed for execution)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ejecutivo adj (designed for execution)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mtendaji noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Tajik

1 entries
  • иҷроия adj (designed for execution)

Turkish

3 entries
  • icra adj (designed for execution)
  • yönetici noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • yürütme noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • викона́вчий adj (designed for execution)
  • адміністра́тор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)
  • викона́вча вла́да noun (branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
  • викона́вчий дире́ктор noun (title of a chief officer or administrator)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • иҗраий adj (designed for execution)
  • ئىجرائىي adj (designed for execution)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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This was an executive decision.

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We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.

Source: tatoeba (58561)

The executive director is a real pushover for looks.

Source: tatoeba (68020)

I got acquainted with the chief executive.

Source: tatoeba (254455)

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