non-executive

A form of nonexecutive — Not executive; lacking executive authority

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Meanings

adjectivenon-executive (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonexecutive.

    Gibb, who is a non-executive director at the Government's Operator of Last Resort and a former board member at Network Rail, [...].

    2021 December 29, “Gibb to head ScotRail Trains Ltd”, in RAIL, number 947, page 19
nounnon-executive (plural non-executives)

plural non-executives

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nonexecutive.

Origin

From non- + executive.

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APA

non-executive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-executive

MLA

“non-executive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-executive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-executive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-executive.

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