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exec

exec

56 6.7
A person with a top job in a company who makes important decisions
  • noun
  • /ɛkˈsɛk/
  • Informal
translation icon : ejecutivo
  • All the execs will be there, and they need this fish fresh.
  • corporate execs
  • company execs
  • top execs

He's an entrepreneur and technology exec named Keith Raboy.

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Examples

Synonyms

executive
vsexec
533 4.5

A senior manager who makes important decisions in a company

is the informal term used for the same high-level managerial role
14 3.5

A senior manager in a company who makes important decisions and leads its work

applies more widely to high-level managers in any organization
12 4.5

A senior manager who makes important plans and decisions for a company

can mean any senior manager, not only those who set strategy

Antonyms

21 4.8

Lower in rank or importance and under someone's control

How Senior

CEO
678 3.5
exec
  • Informal
56 6.7
director
424 3.0
manager
1.6
assistant
  • Specialized
214 2.8

Surface Forms

exec singular
execs plural

Etymology

Exec is an informal short for executive, from execute meaning 'to carry out'. So an exec is a person who 'carries out' big plans and decisions in a company.