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Executive vs Foreman - What's the difference?

executive | foreman |

As nouns the difference between executive and foreman

is that executive is a title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority while foreman is the leader of a work crew.

As an adjective executive

is designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

As a proper noun Foreman is

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executive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
  • Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.; as, an executive act, an executive officer, executive government.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.
  • That branch of government which is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

    • Derived terms

    * chief executive * chief executive officer, CEO * executive branch * executive committee * executive committees * executive director * executive ego function * executive ego functions * executive mansion * executive officer * executive order * executive producer * executive producers * executive summaries * executive summary * executively * executives

    foreman

    English

    (wikipedia foreman)

    Noun

    (foremen)
  • (management) The leader of a work crew.
  • (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  • (historical, US, during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

    • Derived terms

    * foremanship

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals