executiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ᵻɡˈzɛkjᵿtɪv/,

/ɛɡˈzɛkjᵿtɪv/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv/,

/ɛɡˈzɛkjədɪv/

Etymology: < Latin type *ex(s)ecūtīvus , < ex(s)ecūt- participial stem of exsequī : see execute v. and -ive suffix. Compare French exécutif.

A. adj.

†1.

a. Capable of performance; operative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > capable of performance

executive1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvii. 148 They [some Laws] enjoyned perpetuall chastity; for [Hermaphrodites] being executive in both parts, male and female, and confined by some Laws unto one, they restrained a naturall power.

b. That executes sentence of death. (Stressed ˈexecutive.) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [adjective] > that executes

executing1680

executive1773

executioneering1818

1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 268 First whirl'd aloft the executive blade.

†a. Active in execution, energetic. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]

sprindeOE

livelyOE

kaskc1300

wightc1300

courageousc1386

wighty14..

wieldya1413

ablec1440

tall of hand1530

sappy1558

energical1565

energetical1585

greenya1586

stout1600

strenuous1602

forceful?1624

actuous1626

vigorous1638

vivid1638

high-spirited1653

hearty1665

actuose1677

living1699

full-blooded1707

executive1708

rugged1731

sousing1735

energic1740

bouncing1743

two-fisted1774

energetic1782

zestful1797

rollicking1801

through-ganging1814

throughgoing1814

slashing1828

high-powered1829

high pressure1834

rip-roaring1834

red-blooded1836

ripsnorting1846

zesty1853

dynamic1856

throbbing1864

goey1875

torpedoic1893

kinky1903

zippy1903

go-at-it1904

punchy1907

up-and-at-'em1909

driving1916

vibranta1929

kinetic1931

zinging1931

high-octane1936

zingy1938

slam-bang1939

balls-to-the-wall1967

balls-out1968

ass-kicking1977

hi-octane1977

1708 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 291 Rouse up, and be vigorous and executive.

1825 New Monthly Mag. 14 178 He is tolerably executive in converting his wishes into acts.

b. Apt or skilful in execution. (Chiefly U.S.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful in execution

executive1888

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lix. 412 The Americans are, to use their favourite expression, a highly executive people.

a. Pertaining to execution; having the function of executing or carrying into practical effect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > carrying out > [adjective]

effectivea1398

executional1652

executory1659

effectual1662

executivea1676

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 29 They are the..strongest Instruments, fittest to be executive of the commands of the Soul.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 2 Tim. i. 7 The three great faculties of the Soul, the Executive Faculty..the Will..and the Intellect.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 19 The Ship indeed has good Sails, there is nothing wanting to the Executive part.

1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 105 The Method of Treatment is always founded on the general Indications, but the executive Part is subordinated to Circumstances.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Executive branch, the commissioned and working officers of the ship, as distinguished from the civilian branch.

1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) iv. ii. 149 A most experienced artist, a man of the very rarest executive ability.

1879 J. Lubbock Addresses, Polit. & Educ. iii. 47 Two executive Commissions were subsequently constituted.

b. esp. as the distinctive epithet of that branch of the government which is concerned or charged with carrying out the laws, decrees, and judicial sentences; opposed to ‘judicial’ and ‘legislative’.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [adjective] > executive

exequent1617

efficienciary1647

executive1647

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [adjective] > relating to executive branch of

executative1647

executive1647

executory1647

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. xvi. 47 The executive power of the Law rested much in the Nobility.

1689 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xii The legislative and executive power come often to be separated.

1742 D. Hume Indep. Parl. in Ess. vi. The executive power in every government is altogether subordinate to the legislative.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 288 This their first executive officer is to be a machine.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 469 The executive government could undertake nothing great without the support of the Commons.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. iii. 631 The king has absolute power to retain executive ministers against the declared wish of the nation.

c. executive privilege n. U.S. the privilege claimed by the President for the executive branch of the U.S. government to withhold information if it is deemed to be in the public interest to do so.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > legal privilege or immunity > applying to U.S. executive

executive privilege1940

1940 Federal Repoter (U.S.) 2nd Ser. CXVII. 277/2 We have previously held a communication, released generally to the press, within this executive privilege.

1964 J. R. Wiggins Freedom or Secrecy (rev. ed.) xi. 228 Subordinate executive personnel invoked executive privilege as authority for withholding information from Congress on forty-four separate occasions.

1974 Black Panther 9 Feb. 13/3 As the time of impeachment approaches, additional claims of executive privilege can be expected.

1987 Washington Post 6 Mar. a3/5 The Justice Department, citing executive privilege, refused to give Congress internal epa documents on the ‘Superfund’ cleanup program.

4. Of or pertaining to the Executive (see B. 1). executive session, U.S. (see quot. 1888).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [adjective]

governmental1662

executive1811

1811 J. Quincy Speech 30 Jan. (1874) 235 Those..desirous of places in the executive gift.

1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 289 The fear and complaint are..of the increase of executive patronage.

1865 A. Lincoln Message to Congr. 6 Jan. If the people should..make it an Executive duty to re-enslave such persons.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xl. 97 A State Senate..has..the power of confirming or rejecting appointments to office made by the governor. When it considers these it is said to ‘go into executive Session’.

B. n.

a. That branch of the government which is charged with the execution of the laws.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > executive branch of government

executive1790

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 288 A council..holds a sort of middle place between the supreme power exercised by the people..and the mere executive .

1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 298 This force constituted a sort of armed executive.

1867 J. Bright Speeches Parl. Reform 43 By the forbearance and permission of the Irish executive.

figurative.1842 E. B. Browning Greek Christian Poets & Eng. Poets (1863) 146 The drama is the executive of literature.

b. The person or persons in whom the supreme executive magistracy of a country or state is vested. Chiefly U.S., applied to the President (also called chief executive), and to the governors of states.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the executive or the legislature

parliament1427

legislaturea1676

executive1787

exec1896

1787 Resolution 1 June in Jrnl. Fed. Conv. (1819) 89 Resolved, That a national executive to consist of a single person be instituted.

1787 Randolph in G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (1885) VI. 213 A national executive chosen by the national legislature and ineligible a second time.

1811 J. Quincy Speech 30 Jan. (1874) 242 It may be admitted that all executives for the time being are virtuous.

1855 A. Barnes Way Salvation xi. 138 It might contribute much..to dispose an executive to pardon an offender if he was satisfied that he was truly penitent.

1876 J. A. Garfield Speech Policy Pacif. in `'E. Kirke’ Life J. A. Garfield 30/2 Our great military chieftain [Grant]..had command as chief executive during eight years of..eventful administration.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) VI. 294 The executive was henceforward [from 6 Aug. 1787] known as the ‘President’.

1891 Nation (N.Y.) 5 Nov. 345/1 A Governor who had shown himself one of the best executives the State has ever had.

2. transferred. Any administrative body.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > body of or collectively

management1740

executive1868

executory1868

1868 W. Peard Pract. Water-farming ix. 100 Sixteen shillings per week to each water-keeper, would..secure a grateful, and honest executive.

1884 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 26 133 Directors, who were to form the executive of the association.

3. A person holding an executive position in a business organization; a person skilled in executive or administrative work; a business man. Also attributive. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > executive

executive1902

exec1933

1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Merchant 22 They will never climb over the railing that separates the clerks from the executives.

1923 W. L. Stidger Henry Ford 35 During the financial depression some of the Ford executives insisted upon borrowing money to tide over.

1930 B. Colby Close of Wilson's Admin. 17 Decisions were..reached..with a rapid ease that marked the born executive.

1930 Monotype Recorder Special No. Mar.–Apr. 5 Chosen as the chief executive of one of our most important industries.

1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City i. 6 Mr. Welkinghurst, who knew his business, spotted it at once. So did all the executives, of course.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 35/1 Do you have a personality? Our executive clinic will get rid of it for you.

1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 173/1 The type of men who used to go into union politics..are now becoming technicians, administrators and executives.

1958 Manch. Guardian 20 Mar. 10/3 In New York..over two thousand business banquets were held last year, involving three to four million executive man-hours.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Feb. 74/3 He is away from the sophisticated anxieties of his executive suite, and back in Aunt Mabel's brown-stone house on 62nd Street.

1962 Guardian 5 Oct. 15/2 The comforts of executive-class prosperity.

1968 ‘R. Simons’ Death on Display xv. 77 Most of the cars parked in the driveways were large, new and expensive, and it was the kind of area that estate agents describe gladly as ‘executive class’.

Draft additions October 2001

executive decision n. an (esp. important or far-reaching) decision made and implemented by a person or body with executive power; (also in weakened or ironic use) esp. a decision regarded as domineering or unilateral, or relatively trivial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > [noun] > (a) resolution or decision > formal or collective

resolution1545

resolve1649

executive decision1891

1845 Amer. Rev. Dec. 551/1 The Senate, as part of the treaty-making power, is, for the second time in this matter, to be ousted of its exclusive prerogative, and Congress must determine whether or not they will sustain the Executive decision, and stand by all the consequences.]

1891 Polit. Sci. Q. 6 249 Mr. E. J. Phelps, late minister to England, was the first to recognize the importance of making accessible these executive decisions.

1961 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 2 14/1 Although the members of the clinical research department do not make executive decisions in the realm of marketing, sales and advertising, they are called upon to advise these departments concerned with the business promotion of drugs.

1989 Scene on TV (Brisbane) 2 Apr. 9/1 Jason Donovan has to make an executive decision in Neighbours this week. Will he stick to his Gold Logie 1988 winner or will he be charmed by the Cheezels commercial girl?

1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 561. 41 Roy. I felt so stupid. He assumed I knew all about it. Barry. He was slacking Dad. Costing us money... I made an executive decision alright? What's the big deal?

Draft additions October 2001

executive toy n. a decorative desk accessory, esp. a mechanical gadget, with no function but to amuse, relax, or divert; (in extended use, often depreciative) a typically expensive item (esp. of business equipment) regarded as desirable and somewhat prestigious, but with questionable practical application or value.

ΚΠ

1971 Times 8 Jan. 8/2 An executive toy can mean—and has meant—anything from worry beads to a laughing box.

1981 Electronics 10 Mar. 80/1 It has been hailed as the ultimate executive toy, but at around $7,900 the Zilog Z80-based system has to earn its keep.

1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final xxxv. 346 There is no macho leather or mahogany, and there are no executive toys.

1999 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 14/2 Sub-notebooks—extremely thin or shrunken versions of the notebook, portable but often more of an executive toy than a useful tool.

Draft additions September 2016

executive chef n. (a title for) a senior chef, typically having overall responsibility for the kitchen, staff, menu, etc.; = chef de cuisine n.; (now also) such a chef who manages several restaurants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > head cook or supervisor

surveyora1475

cosyner1533

kitchen artista1661

chef de cuisine1798

arch-magirist1814

chef1826

executive chef1902

1902 Carbondale (Illinois) Free Press 17 Dec. 5/5 Mrs. Abigail Adams herself performed the functions of executive chef. Wearing an immaculate apron, she busied herself giving directions first to one negro servant, and then to another.

1949 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. 19 Grand prize for artistic buffet went to Hermann Rusch, executive chef, Lexington Hotel, New York.

2015 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 16 Oct. a11 The New Yorker is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants, including Mesa Grill in Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	executive
释义	executiveadj.n. Brit. /ᵻɡˈzɛkjᵿtɪv/, /ɛɡˈzɛkjᵿtɪv/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv/, /ɛɡˈzɛkjədɪv/ Etymology: < Latin type ex(s)ecūtīvus , < ex(s)ecūt-* participial stem of exsequī : see execute v. and -ive suffix. Compare French exécutif. A. adj. †1. a. Capable of performance; operative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > capable of performance executive1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvii. 148 They [some Laws] enjoyned perpetuall chastity; for [Hermaphrodites] being executive in both parts, male and female, and confined by some Laws unto one, they restrained a naturall power. b. That executes sentence of death. (Stressed ˈexecutive.) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [adjective] > that executes executing1680 executive1773 executioneering1818 1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) i. 268 First whirl'd aloft the executive blade. 2. †a. Active in execution, energetic. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] sprindeOE livelyOE kaskc1300 wightc1300 courageousc1386 wighty14.. wieldya1413 ablec1440 tall of hand1530 sappy1558 energical1565 energetical1585 greenya1586 stout1600 strenuous1602 forceful?1624 actuous1626 vigorous1638 vivid1638 high-spirited1653 hearty1665 actuose1677 living1699 full-blooded1707 executive1708 rugged1731 sousing1735 energic1740 bouncing1743 two-fisted1774 energetic1782 zestful1797 rollicking1801 through-ganging1814 throughgoing1814 slashing1828 high-powered1829 high pressure1834 rip-roaring1834 red-blooded1836 ripsnorting1846 zesty1853 dynamic1856 throbbing1864 goey1875 torpedoic1893 kinky1903 zippy1903 go-at-it1904 punchy1907 up-and-at-'em1909 driving1916 vibranta1929 kinetic1931 zinging1931 high-octane1936 zingy1938 slam-bang1939 balls-to-the-wall1967 balls-out1968 ass-kicking1977 hi-octane1977 1708 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1872) X. 291 Rouse up, and be vigorous and executive. 1825 New Monthly Mag. 14 178 He is tolerably executive in converting his wishes into acts. b. Apt or skilful in execution. (Chiefly U.S.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful in execution executive1888 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lix. 412 The Americans are, to use their favourite expression, a highly executive people. 3. a. Pertaining to execution; having the function of executing or carrying into practical effect. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > carrying out > [adjective] effectivea1398 executional1652 executory1659 effectual1662 executivea1676 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 29 They are the..strongest Instruments, fittest to be executive of the commands of the Soul. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. 2 Tim. i. 7 The three great faculties of the Soul, the Executive Faculty..the Will..and the Intellect. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 19 The Ship indeed has good Sails, there is nothing wanting to the Executive part. 1753 N. Torriano tr. J. B. L. Chomel Hist. Diss. Gangrenous Sore Throat 105 The Method of Treatment is always founded on the general Indications, but the executive Part is subordinated to Circumstances. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Executive branch, the commissioned and working officers of the ship, as distinguished from the civilian branch. 1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) iv. ii. 149 A most experienced artist, a man of the very rarest executive ability. 1879 J. Lubbock Addresses, Polit. & Educ. iii. 47 Two executive Commissions were subsequently constituted. b. esp. as the distinctive epithet of that branch of the government which is concerned or charged with carrying out the laws, decrees, and judicial sentences; opposed to ‘judicial’ and ‘legislative’. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] > executive exequent1617 efficienciary1647 executive1647 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [adjective] > relating to executive branch of executative1647 executive1647 executory1647 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. xvi. 47 The executive power of the Law rested much in the Nobility. 1689 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. xii The legislative and executive power come often to be separated. 1742 D. Hume Indep. Parl. in Ess. vi. The executive power in every government is altogether subordinate to the legislative. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 288 This their first executive officer is to be a machine. View more context for this quotation 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 469 The executive government could undertake nothing great without the support of the Commons. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. iii. 631 The king has absolute power to retain executive ministers against the declared wish of the nation. c. executive privilege n. U.S. the privilege claimed by the President for the executive branch of the U.S. government to withhold information if it is deemed to be in the public interest to do so. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > legal privilege or immunity > applying to U.S. executive executive privilege1940 1940 Federal Repoter (U.S.) 2nd Ser. CXVII. 277/2 We have previously held a communication, released generally to the press, within this executive privilege. 1964 J. R. Wiggins Freedom or Secrecy (rev. ed.) xi. 228 Subordinate executive personnel invoked executive privilege as authority for withholding information from Congress on forty-four separate occasions. 1974 Black Panther 9 Feb. 13/3 As the time of impeachment approaches, additional claims of executive privilege can be expected. 1987 Washington Post 6 Mar. a3/5 The Justice Department, citing executive privilege, refused to give Congress internal epa documents on the ‘Superfund’ cleanup program. 4. Of or pertaining to the Executive (see B. 1). executive session, U.S. (see quot. 1888). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [adjective] governmental1662 executive1811 1811 J. Quincy Speech 30 Jan. (1874) 235 Those..desirous of places in the executive gift. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 289 The fear and complaint are..of the increase of executive patronage. 1865 A. Lincoln Message to Congr. 6 Jan. If the people should..make it an Executive duty to re-enslave such persons. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xl. 97 A State Senate..has..the power of confirming or rejecting appointments to office made by the governor. When it considers these it is said to ‘go into executive Session’. B. n. 1. a. That branch of the government which is charged with the execution of the laws. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > executive branch of government executive1790 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 288 A council..holds a sort of middle place between the supreme power exercised by the people..and the mere executive . View more context for this quotation 1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 298 This force constituted a sort of armed executive. 1867 J. Bright Speeches Parl. Reform 43 By the forbearance and permission of the Irish executive. figurative.1842 E. B. Browning Greek Christian Poets & Eng. Poets (1863) 146 The drama is the executive of literature. b. The person or persons in whom the supreme executive magistracy of a country or state is vested. Chiefly U.S., applied to the President (also called chief executive), and to the governors of states. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the executive or the legislature parliament1427 legislaturea1676 executive1787 exec1896 1787 Resolution 1 June in Jrnl. Fed. Conv. (1819) 89 Resolved, That a national executive to consist of a single person be instituted. 1787 Randolph in G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (1885) VI. 213 A national executive chosen by the national legislature and ineligible a second time. 1811 J. Quincy Speech 30 Jan. (1874) 242 It may be admitted that all executives for the time being are virtuous. 1855 A. Barnes Way Salvation xi. 138 It might contribute much..to dispose an executive to pardon an offender if he was satisfied that he was truly penitent. 1876 J. A. Garfield Speech Policy Pacif. in `'E. Kirke’ Life J. A. Garfield 30/2 Our great military chieftain [Grant]..had command as chief executive during eight years of..eventful administration. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) VI. 294 The executive was henceforward [from 6 Aug. 1787] known as the ‘President’. 1891 Nation (N.Y.) 5 Nov. 345/1 A Governor who had shown himself one of the best executives the State has ever had. 2. transferred. Any administrative body. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > body of or collectively management1740 executive1868 executory1868 1868 W. Peard Pract. Water-farming ix. 100 Sixteen shillings per week to each water-keeper, would..secure a grateful, and honest executive. 1884 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 26 133 Directors, who were to form the executive of the association. 3. A person holding an executive position in a business organization; a person skilled in executive or administrative work; a business man. Also attributive. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > executive executive1902 exec1933 1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Merchant 22 They will never climb over the railing that separates the clerks from the executives. 1923 W. L. Stidger Henry Ford 35 During the financial depression some of the Ford executives insisted upon borrowing money to tide over. 1930 B. Colby Close of Wilson's Admin. 17 Decisions were..reached..with a rapid ease that marked the born executive. 1930 Monotype Recorder Special No. Mar.–Apr. 5 Chosen as the chief executive of one of our most important industries. 1936 J. B. Priestley They walk in City i. 6 Mr. Welkinghurst, who knew his business, spotted it at once. So did all the executives, of course. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 35/1 Do you have a personality? Our executive clinic will get rid of it for you. 1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 173/1 The type of men who used to go into union politics..are now becoming technicians, administrators and executives. 1958 Manch. Guardian 20 Mar. 10/3 In New York..over two thousand business banquets were held last year, involving three to four million executive man-hours. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Feb. 74/3 He is away from the sophisticated anxieties of his executive suite, and back in Aunt Mabel's brown-stone house on 62nd Street. 1962 Guardian 5 Oct. 15/2 The comforts of executive-class prosperity. 1968 ‘R. Simons’ Death on Display xv. 77 Most of the cars parked in the driveways were large, new and expensive, and it was the kind of area that estate agents describe gladly as ‘executive class’. Draft additions October 2001 executive decision n. an (esp. important or far-reaching) decision made and implemented by a person or body with executive power; (also in weakened or ironic use) esp. a decision regarded as domineering or unilateral, or relatively trivial. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > [noun] > (a) resolution or decision > formal or collective resolution1545 resolve1649 executive decision1891 1845 Amer. Rev. Dec. 551/1 The Senate, as part of the treaty-making power, is, for the second time in this matter, to be ousted of its exclusive prerogative, and Congress must determine whether or not they will sustain the Executive decision, and stand by all the consequences.] 1891 Polit. Sci. Q. 6 249 Mr. E. J. Phelps, late minister to England, was the first to recognize the importance of making accessible these executive decisions. 1961 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 2 14/1 Although the members of the clinical research department do not make executive decisions in the realm of marketing, sales and advertising, they are called upon to advise these departments concerned with the business promotion of drugs. 1989 Scene on TV (Brisbane) 2 Apr. 9/1 Jason Donovan has to make an executive decision in Neighbours this week. Will he stick to his Gold Logie 1988 winner or will he be charmed by the Cheezels commercial girl? 1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 561. 41 Roy. I felt so stupid. He assumed I knew all about it. Barry. He was slacking Dad. Costing us money... I made an executive decision alright? What's the big deal? Draft additions October 2001 executive toy n. a decorative desk accessory, esp. a mechanical gadget, with no function but to amuse, relax, or divert; (in extended use, often depreciative) a typically expensive item (esp. of business equipment) regarded as desirable and somewhat prestigious, but with questionable practical application or value. ΚΠ 1971 Times 8 Jan. 8/2 An executive toy can mean—and has meant—anything from worry beads to a laughing box. 1981 Electronics 10 Mar. 80/1 It has been hailed as the ultimate executive toy, but at around $7,900 the Zilog Z80-based system has to earn its keep. 1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final xxxv. 346 There is no macho leather or mahogany, and there are no executive toys. 1999 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 14/2 Sub-notebooks—extremely thin or shrunken versions of the notebook, portable but often more of an executive toy than a useful tool. Draft additions September 2016 executive chef n. (a title for) a senior chef, typically having overall responsibility for the kitchen, staff, menu, etc.; = chef de cuisine n.; (now also) such a chef who manages several restaurants. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook > [noun] > head cook or supervisor surveyora1475 cosyner1533 kitchen artista1661 chef de cuisine1798 arch-magirist1814 chef1826 executive chef1902 1902 Carbondale (Illinois) Free Press 17 Dec. 5/5 Mrs. Abigail Adams herself performed the functions of executive chef. Wearing an immaculate apron, she busied herself giving directions first to one negro servant, and then to another. 1949 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. 19 Grand prize for artistic buffet went to Hermann Rusch, executive chef, Lexington Hotel, New York. 2015 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 16 Oct. a11 The New Yorker is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants, including Mesa Grill in Las Vegas and the Bahamas. 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