I. ex ‧ ec ‧ u ‧ tive 1 S3 W2 /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv, ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions:
a marketing executive
senior/top executive
top executives on high salaries
⇨ ↑ Chief Executive
2 . the executive the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well ⇨ ↑ judiciary , ↑ legislature
3 . British English a group of people who are in charge of an organization and make the rules:
the union’s executive
II. executive 2 W3 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
1 . relating to the job of managing a business or organization and making decisions:
a commission with executive powers
executive body/committee etc (=a group of people who have the power to make decisions)
2 . for the use of people who have important jobs in a company:
the executive dining-room
3 . expensive and designed for people who earn a lot of money
executive cars/homes etc
executive toys (=objects to play with at work)