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Definition executive in British English

executive noun

noun
/ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv/
1

a senior manager in a business or other organization

Example

a meeting with some of the company's top executives

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This matter will be decided by the party's national executive.

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3

the part of government that makes certain that laws are being used as planned. The other two parts of government are the legislature and the judiciary.

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Definition executive in British English