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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

집행자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Jiphengja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Executive/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"집행자가 중요한 결정을 내렸다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business or organization.

    "The executive made a crucial decision that affected the company's future."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the branch of government responsible for implementing laws and policies.

    "The executive branch of the government is responsible for enforcing laws."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin executivus, stemming from exsequi meaning 'to follow out' or 'to accomplish' (from ex- 'out' + sequi 'to follow'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Old French, originally relating to the carrying out of laws or judicial decrees before expanding into administrative and corporate contexts.

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