| administration |
the executive officers of a government, considered collectively, or the term of office of such officers. [1/3 definitions] |
| administrator |
a person who manages, esp. business or public affairs; executive; bureaucrat. [1/2 definitions] |
| advertising man |
one who works in the advertising business, esp. as a designer, salesman, or executive; adman. |
| businessperson |
a person who works in business or commerce, esp. an executive or manager. |
| CEO |
abbreviation of "chief executive officer." |
| Department of Defense |
the U.S. federal department of the executive branch of government responsible for national security, military policy, and military forces. The Department of Defense includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force. |
| Department of Homeland Security |
an executive department of the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect U.S. citizens and property from terrorist assault. |
| exec. |
abbreviation of "executive." |
| executive |
of or pertaining to an executive. [1/5 definitions] |
| executive officer |
one who has an executive position in a corporation, organization, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| executive privilege |
the right of the President of the United States to withhold from Congress and the judiciary important information concerning certain executive activities. |
| first lady |
(often cap.) the wife or official hostess of a chief executive, esp. of the U.S. president. [1/2 definitions] |
| front office |
the administrative office of a company or organization, or its executive officers or management. |
| magistrate |
a public official who exercises a judicial or executive function, such as a mayor or justice of the peace. |
| managing editor |
an executive who supervises the editorial staff of a publication, book publishing company, or the like. |
| nonexecutive |
combined form of executive. |
| Oval Office |
the seat or symbol of authority and power in the executive branch of the U.S. Government. [1/2 definitions] |
| override |
an extra commission or percentage of sales paid to an executive. [1/8 definitions] |
| politburo |
(cap.) the chief executive committee of the Communist party in the former Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and some other countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| president |
(often cap.) the chief executive officer of a republic wherein supreme political power is exercised by elected representatives acting in the name of the people. [2/3 definitions] |
| presidium |
(cap.) in the Soviet Union, the executive committee of the Communist party from 1952 to 1966. [1/2 definitions] |