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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kāryakārī
"कार्यकारी ने महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business or organization.
"The executive made a crucial decision that affected the company's future."
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Relating to the branch of government responsible for implementing laws and policies.
"The executive branch of the government is responsible for enforcing laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin executivus, meaning 'effective' or 'pertaining to execution', stemming from the verb exsequi (to follow out, accomplish). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially referring to the branch of government empowered to put laws into effect, before expanding in the 20th century to denote high-ranking corporate managers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Executive" is said worldwide
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Exécutif
Transliteration: ɛɡzɛk.tif
"L'exécutif a pris une décision importante."
Exekutive
Transliteration: ɛksɛkuˈtɪvə
"Die Exekutive hat neue Gesetze erlassen."
Esecutivo
Transliteration: ezeˈkutivo
"L'esecutivo ha approvato il nuovo piano."
Ejecutivo
Transliteration: e.xeˈkutivo
"El ejecutivo tomó una decisión clave."
Executivo
Transliteration: ezeˈkutivu
"O executivo apresentou um novo projeto."
कार्यकारी
Transliteration: Kāryakārī
"कार्यकारी ने महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लिया।"
执行官
Transliteration: Zhíxíngguān
"执行官做出了重要决定。"
집행자
Transliteration: Jiphengja
"집행자가 중요한 결정을 내렸다."
執行者
Transliteration: Shikkōsha
"執行者は重要な決定を下した。"
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