as in administrative
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
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The aforementioned crime drama, which counts Ridley Scott (Gladiator) among its executive producers/directors, will premiere with two episodes on Friday, March 14, 2025 (followed by new episodes every Friday through April 25).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Hamm will executive produce in addition to starring.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
In addition to starring in the sitcom, Allen, 71, serves as executive producer and Dennings, 38, as producer.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The aforementioned crime drama, which counts Ridley Scott (Gladiator) among its executive producers/directors, will premiere with two episodes on Friday, March 14, 2025 (followed by new episodes every Friday through April 25).
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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As part of this partnership, Suns and Mercury executives Josh Bartelstein, CEO, and Dan Costello, EVP and CRO, participated in Trainual’s fourth annual Playbook event to share insights and strategies.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Hamm will executive produce in addition to starring.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The district learned of the possible relationship Friday and placed the employee, who was not publicly identified, on administrative leave that day, according to the letter by Principal Vincent Hawkins.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The report found that the U.K. resettlement programs for Afghan refugees were fraught with delays, understaffing, administrative hurdles, narrow eligibility and technical issues.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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My phone pings with an email from our building manager down in the city.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The phenomenon involves women not being promoted to managerial roles at the same rate as men, causing a bottleneck restricting their professional advancement.Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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An extension of this system is to further identify two to three key performance indicators (KPIs) to help with proactive managerial decision-making.Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Schulze, executive director of the association, is Northern Cheyenne and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Its legacy was revitalized by brothers Mickey and Maury Riad, the firm’s creative director and chief executive officer, respectively, who inherited the company from their father, Maged Riad, in 1998.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rocco, a retired teacher and administrator for the district has been a board member for over nine years.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania As Pennsylvania's top elections administrator, Schmidt has endured a particularly tumultuous campaign cycle.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a letter sent to football players and their families, Kelly Lara, an assistant district superintendent, said two incidents occurred involving racist speech made toward, and about, a Black teammate.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The question asks whether to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of top state officials who would step into the governor’s role under extreme circumstances.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Part of that was likely due to city councils or boards of supervisors in certain municipalities and jurisdictions having different meeting schedules.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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While working as the music supervisor on the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz, Jones met Michael Jackson, and thus began his most fruitful collaboration.Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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