"executive" in the noun sense
1. executive, executive director
a person responsible for the administration of a business
2. executive
persons who administer the law
3. administrator, executive
someone who manages a government agency or department
"executive" in the adjective sense
1. executive
having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.
"the executive branch"
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