business executive
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/
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directivo
- The participants in our studies have ranged widely, from business executives to salespeople to university teachers.
- business executive and officials
- business executive and government officials
Teachers, I'm sorry, engineers, accountants, teachers, business executive, lawyer, they all are process people.
- Teachers, I'm sorry, engineers, accountants, teachers, business executive, lawyer, they all are process people.
Examples
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From the start, Obama failed to include enough business executives in his administration.
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German bankers and business executives are already involved in most major commercial and financial transactions throughout Europe.
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Imagine you are a business executive.
Academic text (2009) -
Now, fellow delegates, there comes a time in the life of every business executive when he starts thinking about retirement.
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If you discuss those things with a business executive, their eyes glaze over.
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And sure, every business executive is bound to have a few missteps.
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The main point suggested by business executives is that the incentives of such behavior are unclear.
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In recent years, Sino-Thai business executives have been successful in their campaigns for parliament.
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The results of this research indicate that business executives attend to attitudes and stakeholder concerns.
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As a successful business executive, she is responsible for making key strategic decisions for the company.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who leads a company and makes its big decisions
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4.5
A senior manager who makes important decisions in a company
355
3.0
The senior manager of a company who runs its daily business
232
4.6
A person who runs a company or organization day to day and reports to the board of directors
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3.0
A person who is in charge of all parts of a business or department
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6.7
A person with a top job in a company who makes important decisions
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4.9
A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization
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3.6
A person who leads a company and makes its main decisions
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5.3
A senior manager who leads major company divisions and reports to the CEO
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4.5
A senior manager who makes important plans and decisions for a company
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is fully compositional: 'business' (a company/commercial enterprise) modifies 'executive' (a high-level manager), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer 'a senior manager in a company.' This follows a common noun–noun modification pattern found across languages, making the expression immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
The compound business executive joins business meaning 'buying, selling or running a company' with executive meaning 'a person who carries out big plans'. So a business executive is someone who 'makes important decisions' and 'runs' a company or its main parts.