Executive
[ɪg'zekjʊtɪv;eg-] or [ɪɡ'zɛkjətɪv]
Definition
(noun.) persons who administer the law.
(noun.) a person responsible for the administration of a business.
(adj.) having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; 'the executive branch' .
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Definition
(a.) Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc.
(n.) An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Executory, not legislative.
n. Governor, chief magistrate.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. An officer of the Government whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect. Following is an extract from an old book entitled The Lunarian Astonished—Pfeiffer & Co. Boston 1803:
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Examples
- Gould seemed to be in charge, Fisk being the executive down-town. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Then Hubbard discovered a young man in Washington who impressed him as having remarkable executive ability. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- These policemen follow the executive officer's boat from shore to ship and from ship to shore and watch his dark maneuvres with a vigilant eye. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The really executive man is a man who ponders his ends, who makes his ideas of the results of his actions as clear and full as possible. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It's Captain Bursley--executive officer--sailing master. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Treason in the executive branch of the government was estopped. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Though Minorca has been twice taken, and is now probably lost for ever, that disaster has never been imputed to any neglect in the executive power. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The significance of habit is not exhausted, however, in its executive and motor phase. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- He said he would be glad if I would remain over-night and call at the Executive office the next morning. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Before the commencement of the present disturbances, the colony assemblies had not only the legislative, but a part of the executive power. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Newby Chief Executive and Director gbnewby.pglaf. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It would be lucky for me if I had nothing but the executive part to do. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He felt no hesitation in assuming the functions of the executive, or in acting without advising with him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- MY DEAR FRIEND Among the pamphlets you lately sent me was one entitled _Thoughts on Executive Justice_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- You were right in conjecturing that I wrote the remarks on the '_thoughts concerning executive justice_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Artists and executives often have their knowledge in this state. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typist: Theodore