executive vs officer

executive

noun
  • A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority. 

  • A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor. 

  • The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state. 

adj
  • Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc. 

  • Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. 

  • Exclusive. 

officer

noun
  • One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. 

  • A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer. 

  • One who holds a public office. 

  • An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative. 

  • A commissioned officer. 

verb
  • To supply with officers. 

  • To command as or like an officer. 

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