0 someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action: --
1 relating to making decisions and managing businesses, or suitable for people with important jobs in business: --
2 someone in a high position, esp. in business, who makes decisions and acts according to them: --
3 someone who has an important position in business, making decisions and putting them into action: --
4 a group of people who run an organization: --
5 the part of a government that is responsible for making certain that laws and decisions are put into action, rather than making laws: --
Checks and balances are provided by the separation of powers between the judiciary, the executive and the legislature.
On two executive tests there was significantly more impairment in the nonresponder group compared to responders.
At least some evidence suggests that some financial executives have attempted to use the pension plan to enhance short-term corporate results and, sometimes, their compensation.
Clearly, research efforts need to be directed towards assessing the development of more specific aspects of cognitive functioning, such as executive functions.
These findings point to an association with wideranging aspects of executive function, including planning and strategy formation, plus evaluating, checking, and monitoring of errors.
As it is possible to observe, the high negative coefficient indicates a very significant replacement effect between executive decrees and bill initiatives.
Other contributing factors may include decline in sensory input (hearing and visual acuity), working memory and executive function.
The administration of the divestiture programme is undertaken by a secretariat, headed by an executive secretary.
Unlike criminal matters and the policing of trades and markets, religious courts had no executive powers in matters of family law.
