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Tycoon vs Executive - What's the difference?

tycoon | executive |

As a noun tycoon

is a wealthy and powerful business person.

As an adjective executive is

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tycoon

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia tycoon)
  • A wealthy and powerful business person.
    • Chairman Yu is a tycoon who owns multiple hotel chains.
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    • Synonyms

    * captain of industry, magnate, mogul

    Derived terms

    * tycoonocracy

    Related terms

    * daimyo * taipan

    See also

    * ("tycoon" on Wikipedia)

    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