English → Latin
“executive” in Latin
isthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a noiūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of lawsenātusalternative letter-case form of Senātus (“the Roman Senate”); senate, a council of elders, parliament, or similar delibefaciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to m
The English word executive itself goes back to Latin sequor, through executivus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
executive
circumlocution by regnum exercere, etc. The executive power, *magistratus, etc., qui ea, quae imperavit princeps (rex, senatus, etc.), faciunt: *ii, penes quos “omnis est curatio et administratio rerum” (as a body of men): *jus or potestas leges exercendi (as a power).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for executive?
- The usual Latin words for “executive” are is, iūs, senātus; also faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.