Definition of executive

• a. - 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.
• n. - An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body.