Executive is defined as someone or something with administrative or managerial authority. An example of executive is the CEO of a company. A person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization. The chief officer of a government, state, or political division.
If this is a multiple choice, I would say someone who is in charge of the country or someone who manages affairs.
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The United States purchased Panama as a free territory
They cast themselves as Carpetbagger’s
Victory over the Persians, defeat by Sparta began the golden age. It ended due to the Peloponnesian War.