Collocations for "executive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "executive" in context.
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executive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- [took advantage of, used] his executive power (to)
- in the executive office
- sits on the executive board
- issued an executive order
- [used, issued an] executive action (to)
- executive officers
- the executive director (of)
- is (the) Chief Executive Officer [for, at, with]
- traveled on the executive [yacht, plane, jet]
- the executive branch (of the government)
- executive [offers, jobs, vacancies, positions]
- was the executive producer (of)
- is a [company, senior, junior] executive
- a [marketing, sales, customer service, finance] executive
- is an [accounts, accounting] executive
- the chief executive of the [bank, organization, company]
- [members, the leader] of the union executive
- [appointed, named] the new chief executive
- [coaching, courses, training, workshops, chair massages] for executives
- [jobs, positions, vacancies] for [account] executives
- the executive's [roles, responsibilities] are
- the executive (of the government) is responsible for putting [bills, laws] into effect
- the Chief Executive Officer (of)
'executive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):