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executive director

DEFINITIONS OF: executive director

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n a person responsible for the administration of a business

Synonyms:
executive
Examples:
Haman
(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Albert Gore Jr.
Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)
Ahmed Zoki Yamani
Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)
Types:
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business executive, corporate executive
an executive in a business corporation
government minister, minister
a person appointed to a high office in the government
rainmaker
executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm
Surgeon General
the head of the United States Public Health Service
V.P., vice president
an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances
cabinet minister
a person who is a member of the cabinet
chairman of the board
the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation
CEO, chief executive officer, chief operating officer
the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
CFO, chief financial officer
the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
executive vice president
a vice president holding executive power
finance minister, minister of finance
the minister responsible for state finances
foreign minister, secretary of state
a government minister for foreign relations
insider
an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations
president
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
senior vice president
the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one
Vice President of the United States
the vice president of the United States who presides over the United States Senate
Type of:
administrator, decision maker
someone who administers a business
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