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suited for or relating to the directing of things
the executive skills needed to manage a large business office
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as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs
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Recent Examples of executive
Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Experts agree that independent agencies’ regulations have broad social impacts and do not differ in substantive ways from regulations issued by executive branch agencies.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Greater Sacramento Economic Council, the area’s main business attraction group, has already begun shopping Aggie Square as a site for overseas companies, said executive vice president Troels Adrian.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
And Answers For Friday, February 21 Trudeau Takes Swipe At Trump After Canada Beats US In Hockey Clash
Experts agree that independent agencies’ regulations have broad social impacts and do not differ in substantive ways from regulations issued by executive branch agencies.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
As political tensions rose in 1938, Warner invited a group of Hollywood executives and insiders—director Mervyn LeRoy, actor Paul Muni, anti-Nazi spymaster and attorney Leon Lewis, and producer David O. Selznick—to read Morris Lazaron’s Common Ground: A Plea for Intelligent Americanism (1938).
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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And the meaning of today's meeting is aimed at concentrating administrative resources for work in this direction at the first stage.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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By supporting such systems, custody solutions can ensure that user data remains synchronized in real time, simplifying access control, improving reporting accuracy and reducing administrative overhead.—
Lior Lamesh,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil was shut down during his bullpen session Friday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Initially, she was involved in managerial roles, including a pairing with Test and Albert during the Attitude Era.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Venable’s offseasons have been littered with managerial interviews in recent years.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Soho House’s chief art director, Katie Bryan, has helped grow the collection, which decorates its 45 international venues, by bartering memberships for artworks.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Any director looking to recreate ancient Greece or Rome or the medieval Mediterranean or even North Africa gives it a look.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both the cardholder and the administrator have to consent to the arrangement, but the administrator doesn’t need to hold a financial power of attorney, since the card is funded with discrete deposits—not all of a holder’s assets.—
Lindsey Choo,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The timing of Musk's tweet could make the confirmation of private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become NASA administrator more difficult.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the conclusion of an investigation, COPA will submit its findings and recommendations to the CPD superintendent.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The superintendent did not identify the suspect but described them as a school assistant.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Eliminated positions include drivers, lift truck operators, mechanics, security officers, cellar supervisors, viticulturists and microbiology technicians, according to the publication.—
Wes Woods II,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Spotnitz serves as writing supervisor as well as executive producer, alongside Big Light’s Adrian Banyard.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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