Definition of: executive

(ig·zek′yə·tiv) adjective
1. Having the function, power, or skill of executing or performing.
2. Having ability or aptitude for directing or controlling.
3. Connected with or pertaining to direction or control; carrying into effect; administrative, as distinguished from judicial and legislative: an executive department of the government. Compare JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE.
4. Adroit or dexterous in execution.
—noun
1. An official personage or body charged with the administration of a government: applied in the United States to the president and to governors.
2. The executive branch of government.
3. A director of a business or other organization.