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executive

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ɪɡˈzek.jʊ.tɪv/ US  /-jə.t̬ɪv/

Definition

C1 relating to making decisions and managing businesses, or suitable for people with important jobs in business: His executive skills will be very useful to the company. executive cars an executive suiteBosses, managers and directorsPeople in charge of or controlling other peopleJobs, careers and professionsWorkingExpensive and luxuriousCosting too much
(Definition of executive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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