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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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Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Experts agree that independent agencies’ regulations have broad social impacts and do not differ in substantive ways from regulations issued by executive branch agencies.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Greater Sacramento Economic Council, the area’s main business attraction group, has already begun shopping Aggie Square as a site for overseas companies, said executive vice president Troels Adrian.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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Experts agree that independent agencies’ regulations have broad social impacts and do not differ in substantive ways from regulations issued by executive branch agencies.
—Susan E. Dudley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
As political tensions rose in 1938, Warner invited a group of Hollywood executives and insiders—director Mervyn LeRoy, actor Paul Muni, anti-Nazi spymaster and attorney Leon Lewis, and producer David O. Selznick—to read Morris Lazaron’s Common Ground: A Plea for Intelligent Americanism (1938).
—Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executive
Adjective
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And the meaning of today's meeting is aimed at concentrating administrative resources for work in this direction at the first stage.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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By supporting such systems, custody solutions can ensure that user data remains synchronized in real time, simplifying access control, improving reporting accuracy and reducing administrative overhead.—
Lior Lamesh,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Morale at the agency is extremely low, the source said, as staff are crying in meetings and managers are trying to reassure their employees during a time of great uncertainty.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other alternative manager companies also struggled amid the economic uncertainty.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Initially, she was involved in managerial roles, including a pairing with Test and Albert during the Attitude Era.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Venable’s offseasons have been littered with managerial interviews in recent years.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Soho House’s chief art director, Katie Bryan, has helped grow the collection, which decorates its 45 international venues, by bartering memberships for artworks.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Any director looking to recreate ancient Greece or Rome or the medieval Mediterranean or even North Africa gives it a look.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Former regional administrator Aglipay also said that the relocation of the Chicago regional office should not affect the ability of field staff to serve small-business owners.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the ensuing years, after she was promoted to be the prison’s health services administrator in 2006, Niecko, a U.S. military veteran, began to trust Creech with her own well-being.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Long Beach’s towing and lien sales superintendent, Robert Givens, said the city averages about 200 auction sales each month.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The same day the Miami Herald and The Tributary published its investigation into the Miami-Dade school district’s school bus safety program, superintendent Jose Dotres issued a memo addressing criticism of the program.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Prior to principal photography, Anderson spent more than a year working with his VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi to develop the full look and scope of the Lost Lands.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Whether the next sheriff will be appointed or elected remains unclear, as supervisors did not take questions during their public statement on Wednesday.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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