Junior vs Executive - What's the difference?
junior | executive |
(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
* 1939 , "Uncle Fred in the Springtime":
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
(comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
* Sir Thomas Browne
A younger person.
* (Angela Brazil)
A third-year student at a high school or university.
A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation:
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.
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.
As adjectives the difference between junior and executive
is that junior is younger while executive is designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.As nouns the difference between junior and executive
is that junior is a younger person while executive is a title of a chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on her/his own authority.junior
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Alternative forms
* juniour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.
- Our first studies and junior endeavours.
Noun
(en noun)- four years his junior
- Miss Mitchell would certainly be most relieved to have a monitress who was capable of organising the juniors at games.
