EXECUTIVES

Noun

executives

plural of executive

Source: Wiktionary


EXECUTIVE

Ex*ec"u*tive, a. Etym: [Cf.F. exécutif.]

Definition: 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.

Note: In government, executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial; legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws; judicial, to that which interprets and applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance.

Ex*ec"u*tive, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOUARI

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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