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ex·ec·u·tive

(ĭg-zĕk′yə-tĭv)
n.
1. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization.
2. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.
3. The branch of government charged with putting into effect a country's laws and the administering of its functions.
4. Computers A set of coded instructions designed to process and control other coded instructions.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executing: an advisory body lacking executive powers.
2. Having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority: the executive director of a drama troupe; executive experience and skills.
3. Of or relating to the branch of government charged with the execution and administration of the nation's laws.
[Middle English, to be carried out, from Old French exécutif, from executer, to carry out; see execute.]
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executive

(ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv)
n
1.
a. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
b. (as modifier): executive duties; an executive position.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration
b. any administration. Compare judiciary, legislature
adj
3. having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effect
4. of, relating to, or designed for an executive: the executive suite.
5. informal of the most expensive or exclusive type: executive housing; executive class.
exˈecutively adv
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ex•ec•u•tive

(ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv)

n.
1. a person or group having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
2. the person or group in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested.
3. the executive branch of a government.
adj.
4. of, pertaining to, or suited for carrying out plans, duties, etc.: executive ability.
5. pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws or the administration of public affairs: executive appointments.
6. designed for or used by executives.
[1400–50; < Medieval Latin execūtīvus < Latin execūt(us), past participle of ex(s)equī (see execute)]
ex•ec′u•tive•ly, adv.
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executive

The branch of a government that puts into effect the laws and decisions made by that government.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:executive - a person responsible for the administration of a business]executive - a person responsible for the administration of a business
administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business
business executive, corporate executive - an executive in a business corporation
government minister, minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
rainmaker - executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Surgeon General - the head of the United States Public Health Service
V.P., vice president - an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
2. executive - persons who administer the law
authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
governance, governing body, organisation, administration, brass, establishment, organization - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
Bush administration - the executive under President George W. Bush
Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton
Bush administration - the executive under President George H. W. Bush
Reagan administration - the executive under President Reagan
Carter administration - the executive under President Carter
3. [画像:executive - someone who manages a government agency or department]executive - someone who manages a government agency or department
commissioner - a government administrator
DCI, Director of Central Intelligence - the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
prefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
Secretary General - a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)
triumvir - one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome
Adj. 1. executive - having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; "the executive branch"
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executive

adjective
1. administrative, controlling, directing, governing, regulating, decision-making, managerial He sits on the executive committee of the company.
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executive

noun
A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization:
Informal: exec.
adjective
Of, for, or relating to administration or administrators:
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Translations
السُّلْطَه التَّنْفيذِيَّهداريمُدِير مُدير تَنْفيذي، رَئيس إدارَهَنْفيذي
vedoucí pracovníkvýkonnývýkonný ředitel
lederudøvendechefden udøvende magtdirektør
johtaja
rukovoditelj
fõtisztviselõ
framkvæmda-, stjórnunar-framkvæmdavaldframkvæmdavalds-stjórnandi
エグゼクティブ
실행위원
exekutívatýkajúci sa riadeniavedúci úradník
direktor
verkställande
ผู้บริหาร
yönetici yönetimle ilgiliyürütme/icra organıidareci uygulama
chuyên viên

executive

[ɪgˈzekjʊtɪv]
A. ADJ
1. (= managerial) [powers, role] → ejecutivo ; [position, duties, decision] → directivo, de nivel ejecutivo ; [pay, salaries] → de los ejecutivos ; [offices, suite] (= for executives) → para ejecutivos ; (= used by executives) → de los ejecutivos ; [car] → de ejecutivo
2. (esp Brit) (= up-market) [briefcase, chair, toy] → de ejecutivo
B. N
1. (= person) → ejecutivo/a m/f
a sales executive → un(a) ejecutivo/a de ventas
see also chief C
2. (= group) [of company] → comité m ejecutivo ; [of trade union, party] → ejecutiva f
to be on the executive [of company] → pertenecer al comité ejecutivo ; [of trade union, party] → pertenecer a la ejecutiva
3. (= part of government) → poder m ejecutivo, ejecutivo m
C. CPD executive board N (Admin, Ind) → junta f directiva
executive chairman N → presidente/a m/f ejecutivo/a
executive committee N (Admin, Ind) → comité m ejecutivo
executive director N (Brit) → director(a) m/f ejecutivo/a
executive officer N (US) (Mil, Naut) → segundo/a comandante m/f
executive president N → presidente/a m/f ejecutivo/a
executive privilege N (US) (Pol) → inmunidad f del poder ejecutivo
executive producer N (Cine, Theat, TV) → productor(a) m/f ejecutivo/a
executive secretary N → secretario/a m/f de dirección
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
Se conoce como executive privilege el derecho que tiene el Presidente de Estados Unidos a no revelar cierta información al Congreso o a la judicatura en lo que se refiere a las actividades de su oficina. Suelen alegarse normalmente motivos de seguridad nacional o la necesidad de no desvelar ciertas conversaciones privadas del gobierno, pero no puede pedirse por razones personales. Varios presidentes han pedido durante su mandato que se les concediera este derecho de forma absoluta, pero los tribunales se lo han denegado. Durante el escándalo Watergate, el presidente Richard Nixon intentó acogerse a este derecho para no revelar ciertas grabaciones de conversaciones telefónicas de la Comisión de Investigación del Senado, pero le fue denegado por el Tribunal Supremo.
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executive

[ɪgˈzɛkjʊtɪv]
n
(= manager) → cadre m
He's an executive → Il est cadre.
(= part of organization) → exécutif m
the executive [government] → l'exécutif
adj
[branch, committee] → exécutif/ive
[position, job] → de cadre
[secretary] → de direction
[offices] → de la direction
[car, plane] → de fonction
(= expensive) → de luxe executive director n → administrateur/trice m/fexecutive job n → poste m de cadre executive lounge n (in airport) → salon m classe affaires executive pay n → salaire m de cadre executive privilege n (US) privilège du président de ne pas communiquer certaines informations
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executive

n
(Admin, Comm: = person) → leitender Angestellter, leitende Angestellte, Manager(in) m(f); junior executive → leitender Angestellter, leitende Angestellte ; senior executive → Geschäftsführer(in) m(f); he’s a Shell executive → er ist ein leitender Angestellter bei Shell ; business executives → leitende Geschäftsleute pl
(Comm, Pol: = managing group) → Vorstand m; the party’s/union’s National Executive (Committee) → der Partei-/Gewerkschaftsvorstand; to be on the executive → Vorstandsmitglied or im Vorstand sein
the executive (Pol, part of government) → die Exekutive
adj
(= managerial) position, post → leitend ; executive power → Exekutivgewalt f; the executive branch (of government) → die Exekutive (der Regierung); executive decision → Managemententscheidung f; executive function → Führungsfunktion f; executive role → Führungsrolle f; executive ability → Führungsqualität f; he has executive ability → er hat das Zeug zum Manager ; executive pay or salaries → Gehälter pl → der leitenden Angestellten
(= luxury, for executives) → für gehobene Ansprüche

executive

:
executive assistant
n (esp US) → Assistent(in) m(f) → des Geschäftsführers
executive board
n (Admin, Comm) → Vorstand m
executive briefcase
executive burnout
executive car
n → Wagen m → der gehobenen Mittelklasse
executive chair
n → Chefsessel m
executive chairman
executive committee
n → Vorstand m
executive council
n → Vorstand m; the Executive Council (Pol) → der Exekutivrat
executive director
executive jet
n → Privatjet m → (für Manager)
executive lounge
n (at airport) → VIP-Salon m
executive mansion
n the Executive Mansion (US: = White House) → der Amtssitz des Präsidenten ; (= State Governor’s house) → der Amtssitz des Gouverneurs
executive member
executive officer
n → Erster Offizier
executive order
n (US) → Rechtsverordnung f
executive president
n → Präsident(in) m(f) → mit Exekutivgewalt
executive producer
executive relief
n (euph) Sex für leitende Angestellte
executive secretary
n → Direktionssekretär(in) m(f)
executive session
n (US Parl) → Senatssitzung f (unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit)
executive suite
n (in office) → Vorstandsetage f
executive toy
n → Managerspielzeug nt
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executive

[ɪgˈzɛkjʊtɪv]
1. adj (powers, committee) → esecutivo/a; (position, job, duties) → direttivo/a; (secretary) → di direzione ; (offices, suite) → della direzione ; (car, plane) → dirigenziale
2. n (Admin, Industry) → dirigente m/f, manager m/f
the executive (Pol) → l'esecutivo
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execute

(ˈeksikjuːt) verb
1. to put to death by order of the law. After the war many traitors were executed. teregstel, ter dood bring يُعْدِمُ екзекутирам executar popravit hinrichten henrette εκτελώ, θανατώνω ejecutar hukkama اعدام کردن teloittaa exécuter לְהוֹצִיא להוֹרֵג फांसी देना pogubiti kivégez menghukum mati lífláta giustiziare 処刑する (법률을) 집행하다 nubausti mirtimi sodīt ar nāvi mengenakan hukuman mati executeren henrette stracić اعدامول executar a executa казнить popraviť usmrtiti pogubiti avrätta ประหารชีวิต idam etmek 處決 страчувати سزاۓ موت پر عمل در آمد کرنا hành quyết 处决
2. to carry out (instructions etc). uitvoer يُنَفِّذُ изпълнявам executar/cumprir provést ausführen udføre; gennemføre εκτελώ, πραγματοποιώ ejecutar täide viima اجرا کردن panna täytäntöön exécuter לְהוֹצִיא לָפוֹעָל पूरा करना, कार्यान्वयन करना izvršiti, provesti végrehajt melaksanakan framkvæma eseguire 実行する (지침 등을) 이행하다 įvykdyti izpildīt (rīkojumu u.tml.; testamentu) melaksanakan uitvoeren utføre, sette i verk wypełniać اجرا کول executar/cumprir a executa выполнять uskutočniť izvajati sprovesti utföra, verkställa ปฏิบัติ uygulamak 執行 виконувати سر انجام کرنا thực hiện 执行
3. to perform (a movement etc usually requiring skill). verrig يُؤَدّي ، يَقومُ بِ извършвам executar vykonat, vyřídit durchführen udføre; foretage εκτελώ ejecutar, realizar, llevar a cabo sooritama انجام دادن suorittaa exécuter לְבָצֵע गाना, प्रस्तुत करना izvoditi előad menjalankan gera, framkvæma, leika eseguire 演じる (역할, 행동 따위를) 실행하다 atlikti izpildīt (skaņdarbu, dejas soļus u.tml.) menjalankan uitvoeren utføre, spille, foredra, oppføre wykonywać اجرا کول executar a executa исполнять predviesť izvajati izvršiti utföra, exekvera ดําเนินการ yapmak 表演 виконувати فنی تخلیق وغیرہ کے لۓ نمونہ تیار کرنا biểu diễn 完成
ˌexeˈcution (-ʃən) noun
1. (an act of) killing by law. The judge ordered the execution of the murderer. teregstelling إعْدام екзекуция execução poprava die Hinrichtung henrettelse εκτέλεση, θανάτωση ejecución hukkamine اعدام teloitus exécution הוֹצִיא לָהוֹרֶג सम्पादन करना pogubljivati kivégzés eksekusi aftaka esecuzione 処刑 사형 집행 mirties bausmės įvykdymas, egzekucija nāves soda izpildīšana pelaksanaan hukuman mati executie henrettelse egzekucja اعدام execução execuţie казнь poprava usmrtitev pogubljenje avrättning โทษประหารชีวิต idam 處決 екзекуція; страта سزاۓ موت پر عملدرآمد sự hành hình 处决
2. the act of executing (orders or skilled movements etc). onthoofding تَنْفيذ الإعْدام изпълнение execução provedení die Durchführung udførelse; effektuering εκτέλεση ejecución täideviimine, sooritamine اجرا؛ انجام täytäntöönpano exécution ביצוע निष्पादन pogubiti végrehajtás pelaksanaan framkvæmd esecuzione 実行 실행, 연주 vykdymas, atlikimas (rīkojuma; testamenta; skaņdarba u.tml.) izpildīšana perlaksanaan uitvoering utføring, iverksetting wykonanie اجرا execução executare выполнение; исполнение uskutočnenie, realizácia izvajanje izvršenje utförande, verkställande การประหารชีวิต uygulama 執行 виконання کسی کام کی بجا آوری sự biểu diễn 执行
ˌexeˈcutioner noun
a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons. laksman جَلاّد، مُنَفِّذ حُكْم الإعْدام екзкеутор carrasco kat der Henker bøddel δήμιος, εκτελεστής verdugo timukas جلاد pyöveli bourreau תליין जल्लाद, वधिक krvnik hóhér algojo böðull carnefice, boia 死刑執行人 사형 집행인 egzekutorius nāves soda izpildītājs algojo beul bøddel kat جلاد carrasco călău палач kat rabelj dželat bödel, skarprättare เพชฌฆาต cellât 行刑者 кат جلّاد đao phủ 行刑者
executive (igˈzekjutiv) adjective
1. (in a business organization etc) concerned with management. executive skills. داري executivo leitend ledende; administrerende; udførende διοικητικός ejecutivo juhi johto- de direction adminisztratív manajemen, pelaksana framkvæmda-, stjórnunar- direttivo 관리직의 organizacinis, vadovavimo organizatora-; vadības- leidinggevend ledende, administrerende, administrativ kierowniczy اجرايوى de conducere административный týkajúci sa riadenia vodilen administrativ, chefs- เกี่ยวกับการบริหาร yönetimle ilgili 管理的,執行的,行政管理的 管理的
2. concerned with the carrying out of laws etc. executive powers. َنْفيذي executivo Exekutiv-... udøvende διοικητικός ejecutivo täidesaatev täytäntöönpano- exécutif végrehajtó eksekutif framkvæmdavalds- esecutivo 법률 집행상의 vykdomasis izpild- uitvoerend utøvende wykonawczy اجرايوى executivo executiv исполнительный výkonný izvršni utövande, verkställande เกี่ยวกับการดําเนินงานตามกฎหมาย uygulama 實施的 实施的
noun
1. the branch of the government that puts the laws into effect. uitvoerende السُّلْطَه التَّنْفيذِيَّه изпълнителна власт executivo exekutiva die Exekutive den udøvende magt εκτελεστική εξουσία poder ejecutivo täitevamet قوه مجریه toimeenpanoelin exécutif הָרָשוּת הַמבַצַעַת प्रशासक izvršna vlast végrehajtó hatalom, szerv dewan eksekutif framkvæmdavald esecutivo 行政部 행정부 vykdomoji valdžia izpildvara dewan eksekutif uitvoerende macht utøvende makt władza wykonawcza, organ اجرایه قوه executivo putere executivă исполнительная власть exekutíva izvršna oblast izvršni organ verkställande myndighet ฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติ yürütme/icra organı 行政部門 виконавча влада سرکار کا وہ شعبہ جو قوانین پر عملدرآمد کرتا ہے ngành hành pháp 行政部门
2. a person or body of people in an organization etc that has power to direct or manage. He is an executive in an insurance company. bestuurshoof مُدير تَنْفيذي، رَئيس إدارَه изпълнителн executivo vedoucí úředník leitender Angestellter leder; chef; direktør διοικητικό στέλεχος ejecutivo juhataja, juhtkond مدیر؛ گرداننده johtajisto administrateur/-trice הנהלה कार्यकारी direktor, upravitelj vezető; főtisztviselő; igazgató administrator stjórnandi dirigente 管理職 경영간부, 이사 vadovaujantis darbuotojas administrators; vadītājs pegawai eksekutif manager leder, sjef, direktør pracownik na samodzielnym stanowisku مدیر executivo ad­mi­nistrator; director руководящий работник vedúci úradník vodilni delavec izvršilac chef, chefstjänsteman ผู้บริหาร yönetici, idareci 行政主管或機關 керівник, адміністратор کسی ادارے میں انتظامی اختیار رکھنے والا فرد یا افراد کی جماعت uỷ viên ban quản trị 行政官,总经理
executor (igˈzekjutə) noun
a person appointed to see to the carrying out of what is stated in a will. His two brothers are the executors of his will. eksekuteur, (boedel) beredderaar مُنَفِّذ الوَصِيَّه изпълнител executor vykonavatel závěti der Testamentsvollstrecker eksekutor εκτελεστής διαθήκης albacea testamenditäitja کارگزار؛ قیم pesänjakaja exécuteur/-trice testamentaire מוֹצִיא לָפוֹעָל שֶׁל צָוָואָה कार्यान्वित करने वाला izvršitelj oporuke végrehajtó pelaksana wasiat skiptastjóri esecutore testamentario 遺言執行人 유언 집행자 testamento vykdytojas testamenta izpildītājs pelaksana wasiat executeur eksekutor wykonawca وصى، هغه سړى چه دمړى دپاتې شو نو واك لرى executor exe­cutor testamentar душеприказчик vykonávateľ závetu izvrševalec (oporoke) izvršilac verkställare, utförare ผู้จัดการมรดก vasiyeti uygulayan kimse 遺囑執行人 виконувач духівниці وصیت کرنے والے کا نامزد کردہ شخص جسکے سپرد وصیت کی تعمیل کی گئی ہو người được di chúc (遗嘱)执行人
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executive

→ مُدِير vedoucí pracovník leder leitender Angestellter στέλεχος ejecutivo johtaja cadre rukovoditelj dirigente エグゼクティブ 실행위원 leidinggevend persoon direktør kierownik executivo член правления verkställande ผู้บริหาร yönetici chuyên viên 管理人员
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When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
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.
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States
With another class of adversaries to the Constitution the language is that the legislative, executive, and judiciary departments are intermixed in such a manner as to contradict all the ideas of regular government and all the requisite precautions in favor of liberty.
Is it an objection against the new Constitution, that it empowers the Senate, with the concurrence of the Executive, to make treaties which are to be the laws of the land?
There is nothing that more characterises a complete citizen than having a share in the judicial and executive part of the government.
But our former description of a citizen will admit of correction; for in some governments the office of a juryman and a member of the general assembly is not an indeterminate one; but there are particular persons appointed for these purposes, some or all of the citizens being appointed jurymen or members of the general assembly, and this either for all causes and all public business whatsoever, or else for some particular one: and this may be sufficient to show what a citizen is; for he who has a right to a share in the judicial and executive part of government in any city, him we call a citizen of that place; and a city, in one word, is a collective body of such persons sufficient in themselves to all the purposes of life.
They would, at the same time, be necessitated to strengthen the executive arm of government, in doing which their constitutions would acquire a progressive direction toward monarchy.
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