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nonexecutive


noun

  1. a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
  2. the person or persons in whom the supreme executive power of a government is vested.
  3. the executive branch of a government.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or suited for carrying out plans, duties, etc.: executive ability.
  2. pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs: executive appointments; executive committees.
  3. designed for, used by, or suitable for executives: an executive suite.

adjective

  1. not having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effecta nonexecutive role on the board

noun

    1. a person or group responsible for the administration of a project, activity, or business
    2. (as modifier)executive duties; an executive position
    1. the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc; administration
    2. any administrationCompare judiciary, legislature

adjective

  1. having the function or purpose of carrying plans, orders, laws, etc, into practical effect
  2. of, relating to, or designed for an executivethe executive suite
  3. informal of the most expensive or exclusive typeexecutive housing; executive class

adj.mid-15c., “performed, carried out;” 1640s, “of the branch of government that carries out the laws,” from Middle French executif, from Latin executivus, from past participle stem of exequi (see execution). The noun in this sense is from 1776, as a branch of government. Meaning “businessman” is 1902 in American English. Executive privilege is attested by 1805, American English.

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