Thesaurus results for EXECUTIVES

executives

noun

plural of executive

as in managers

a person who manages or directs something a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs

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Recent Examples of executives The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say. — Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 His former responsibilities were assigned to white executives. — Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 Its executives believe the league is ready to meet the moment. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 The states presented evidence that senior executives at Meta, intent on maximizing their company’s growth, had repeatedly set aside concerns about what its products were doing to its youngest users. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Senior executives at Nordstrom have made their human customer interactions part of their brand identity as well. — John Hall, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Some executives and government officials say allowing foreign adversaries to outpace the United States in AI development could jeopardize national security. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Disney is offering longtime executives early retirement packages amid larger cost-cutting efforts and ongoing layoffs. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

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Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrators

Noun

In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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