Etimology
From Middle French executif, from Latin executivus.
adjective
executive (comparative more executive, superlative most executive)
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
Exclusive.
Examples
executive act
an executive officer
executive government
an executive bathroom
noun
executive (plural executives)
A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
(computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
Examples
The second phase of the executive development proceeded through two steps as stated in Section 2. First, a failsoft executive was developed providing automatic failure detection and recovery […]