- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "executive" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/executive/definitions/2005772> |