What does “executive” mean?

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An "executive" is someone who has a high position in a company or organization and makes important decisions. Think of the people at the top of a big company — like a CEO or a director. Those are executives.

So you might hear things like, "She's a senior executive at a tech company" — meaning she has a powerful job there. Or, "The executives had a meeting to decide the company's future." Basically, the big bosses in a room together.

It can also be used as an adjective to describe something related to those top-level people — like an "executive decision" (a big, important decision made by someone in charge) or an "executive suite" (the fancy offices where the top people work).

So overall — executive = top-level, decision-making, high authority. ✨

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