Executive

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.

II. Executive ·adj Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, ·etc.

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