Executive
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Matty Fox, a former Universal executive, would use his skills in dealmaking to help make Sherlock Holmes a popular small screen figure.
- It wasn't until the nineties that the Corrupt Corporate Executive version of the authority figure rose to popularity (in the form of Vince McMahon in the then-WWF and Eric Bischoff in the WCW).
Source: Reasonable Authority Figure - If they are a political figure they will inevitably be a Straw Character, and if they run a business, they will always be portrayed as being a Corrupt Corporate Executive.
Source: Analysis / Designated Villain
Cite this Source
Figure and Executive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/executive/figure
Executive & Figure. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/executive/figure>.
Figure or Executive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/executive/figure.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "executive" and "figure" have occurred on timeline