execs

Corner office crowd

Execs is the plural of exec, an informal shortening of executive.

It refers to high-ranking corporate officers or managers: The execs are meeting to discuss the merger.

The term appears frequently in business journalism and office conversation, carrying a slightly casual or irreverent tone compared to the full word.

corporate

CEO

Top corporate officer

  • CFOTop corporate money officer
  • COOTop operations executive
  • boardroomCorporate decision venue

C-suite · headquarters · merger · acquisition · shareholder · stakeholder · multinational · corporation · enterprise · conglomerate

privilege

bonus

Reward beyond expectation

private jet · limousine · expense account · retreat · golf course · yacht · penthouse · first class · exclusive · elite

leadership

visionary

Imaginative planner of futures

strategist · mentor · captain · authority · principal · superintendent · supervisor · helmsman · trailblazer · delegation

management

administration

Organizational oversight and control

operations · logistics · governance · stewardship · restructuring · downsizing · reorganization · efficiency · productivity · performance review

power

influence

Power to affect others

  • cloutInformal power or punch
  • leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
  • controlAuthority to direct

authority · dominance · sway · pull · connections · networking · gatekeeping · inner circle · backroom · dealmaking

Opposites
organizational hierarchy

execsrank and file

Ordinary members collectively

workers · employees · staff · grunts · subordinates

power and control

execslabor

Strenuous effort; also childbirth

organized labor · working class · proletariat · worker bees · union workers

Phrases
Family

executive, execution, executed, executives, executing, executor, executioner, exec, executable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G