executive

«executive» in Mova's school dictionary: a person with an important job in a company, who makes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an executive, executives); adjective (executive)

meaning for a pupil

1) An executive is a person with an important job in a company, who makes decisions and manages others. tree →

2) (adjective) Executive describes things for important managers, often expensive: «executive class». tree →

3) The executive is the part of a government that runs the country and carries out laws. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news it names business leaders. In citizenship lessons the executive is one branch of government (with the law-makers and the courts). Phrases: «chief executive», «executive decision», «executive branch».

examples

• Her mum is an executive at a bank. tree →
• The chief executive spoke at the meeting. tree →
• I made an executive decision: pizza for tea. tree →
• The executive branch includes the president or prime minister. tree →
• The hotel has executive rooms. tree →
• Each executive manages 8 workers; how many workers for 5 executives? tree →

note

Countable. Pronounced ig-ZEK-yoo-tiv. «Chief executive» = the top boss. «Executive decision» (informal) means deciding yourself without asking others.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «executive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.