Meanings
nounexecutive function (plural executive functions)
plural executive functions
- human sciencesAny of the cerebral processes that enable a person to expend willpower for the sake of completing tasks.
Synonyms: executive control, cognitive control
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the cerebral processes that enable a person to expend willpower for the sake of completing tasks.
Translations
Arabic وَظِيفَة تَنْفِيذِيَّة
- وَظِيفَة تَنْفِيذِيَّةTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 管控功能, 執行功能 /执行功能
- 管控功能Translations
- 執行功能 /执行功能 (zhíxíng gōngnéng)Translations
Finnish toiminnanohjaus
- toiminnanohjausTranslations
German exekutive Funktion
- exekutive FunktionTranslations
Russian исполни́тельная фу́нкция
- исполни́тельная фу́нкция (ispolnítelʹnaja fúnkcija)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
executive function. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20function
MLA
“executive function.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20function. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “executive function,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20function.
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