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Account executive

/əˈkaʊnt ɪɡˌzɛk.jə.tɪv/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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  1. 1

    A business professional whose primary responsibility is managing sales and relationships with specific clients.

    "The account executive secured a major new contract with our largest corporate client."
  2. 2

    An advertising or media representative who acts as the liaison between an agency and its clients.

    "She works as an account executive at a top-tier digital marketing firm."

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Derived from the combination of 'account' (from Old French 'acount', ultimately from Latin 'computare' meaning to calculate or reckon) and 'executive' (from Late Latin 'executivus', meaning effective or performing). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century within the advertising and corporate sales sectors to designate a professional responsible for managing client accounts and executing business strategies.

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