executive meaning

executive refers to a person or role with authority to make decisions.

executive :

relating to management or decision-making

adjective

▪ She has an executive position in the company.

▪ She has a management role in the company.

▪ The executive meeting starts at 9 AM.

▪ The management meeting starts at 9 AM.

paraphrasing

▪ managerial – relating to management

▪ administrative – relating to running a business

executive

executive :

a person with senior managerial responsibility

noun

▪ The executive made a big decision.

▪ The manager made a big decision.

▪ She is an executive at the firm.

▪ She is a senior manager at the firm.

paraphrasing

▪ director – person who leads

▪ chief – leader

Pronunciation

executive [ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv]

The stress is on 'xec' and sounds like 'ig-zek-yoo-tiv'.

Common phrases and grammar about executive

executive - Common meaning

adjective
relating to management or decision-making
noun
a person with senior managerial responsibility

Part of Speech Changes for "executive"

▪ execution (noun) – the act of carrying out a plan

▪ execute (verb) – to carry out a plan

Common Expressions with "executive"

▪ executive decision – a decision made by someone with authority

▪ executive board – a group of people with authority

▪ executive summary – a short overview for decision-makers

▪ executive officer – a person in a high position

Important examples of executive in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, executive often means a person in a high-level job.

▪The executive approved the budget.
▪The manager approved the budget.

Example of a confusing word: executor (a person who carries out a will)

▪The executor approved the budget.
▪The person responsible for executing a will approved the budget.
"Executive" refers to someone in a high-level management position, responsible for making decisions and overseeing operations, as in "The executive approved the budget." "Executor," however, is a legal term for someone appointed to carry out the terms of a will. It is not related to business management roles and using "executor" in this context is incorrect. Therefore, "executive" is the correct choice for referring to a business leader.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

As an adjective, executive often describes roles or decisions in TOEIC questions.

▪She holds an executive role in the company.
▪She holds a managerial role in the company.

executive

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

executive decision

means 'a decision made by someone with authority', used in business contexts.

▪He made an executive decision to expand the business.
▪He made a managerial decision to expand the business.

executive privilege

means 'the right of executives to keep certain communications private'.

▪The president invoked executive privilege.
▪The president used his right to keep communications private.

Differences between similar words and executive

executive

,

manager

differences

Executive refers to a higher level of authority, while manager refers to a middle level.

executive
▪The executive decided on the new policy.
▪The senior manager decided on the new policy.
manager
▪The manager organized the team meeting.
▪The team leader organized the team meeting.

executive

,

administrator

differences

Executive implies decision-making power, while administrator often involves overseeing operations.

executive
▪The executive approved the project.
▪The office manager managed the office supplies.
administrator
▪The administrator managed the office supplies.
▪The office manager managed the office supplies.

Words with the same origin as executive

The origin of executive

executive comes from the Latin 'executivus', which means 'to carry out or accomplish'.

Word structure

It has the prefix ex (out), root secut (follow), and suffix ive (adjective), meaning 'to follow out'.

Words with the same origin

The root of executive is secut (follow). Words with the same root include consecutive (following in order), prosecute (to follow through), and persecute (to follow with hostility).

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