Executive
Executive noun - A person who manages or directs something.
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Synonyms for Executive
Governor is a synonym for executive in director topic. In some cases you can use "Governor" instead a noun "Executive", when it comes to topics like person who manages an organization.
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The incumbent was Rick Scott, a Republican who got elected governor despite his past as an insurance executive who scammed Medicare out of billions of dollars.
Source: Only in Florida - However, Beshear's term ended in 2015 and the new governor, Matt Bevin, signed an executive order eliminating the county clerks' names from state marriage licenses.
Source: Frivolous Lawsuit - In Vengeance on Varos the Governor, who is ruling a Bread and Circuses society and trying to get the best prices for his people from a Corrupt Corporate Executive despite the risk to his life.
Source: Reasonable Authority Figure
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