executive

Compared meaning: a person who manages or runs things (noun).

比较义项：负责管理或执行事务的人（名词）。

• administrator

  Focuses on day-to-day running of an organization's affairs — records, accounts, operations — rather than high-level decisions; sounds administrative, not necessarily powerful.

  侧重日常事务的管理，如记录、账目、运营，而非高层决策；听起来偏事务性，未必代表权力大。

  The administrator updates the student records every week without much fanfare.

  这位管理人每周更新学生记录，工作很低调。

• executive 本词

  Emphasizes holding decision-making power and putting plans into action, often at a senior company level; sounds prestigious and authoritative.

  强调拥有决策权，能将计划付诸实施，常指公司高层；语气更显地位和权威。

  The executive approved the merger after months of negotiation.

  这位主管在数月谈判后批准了这次合并。

Administrator and executive both name a person who manages things in an organization. Administrator focuses on daily affairs, like records and operations, and sounds neutral and practical. Executive stresses decision-making power and putting plans into action, often at a senior company level, and sounds prestigious.

两词都可指在组织中负责办事、做决定的人，但 administrator 偏重日常事务的管理与维持运转，语气中性、偏事务性；executive 则强调拥有决策权、能将计划付诸实施，常指公司里职位较高的管理者，语气更正式、地位感更强。这里不比较 executive 作形容词“执行的”（如 executive power）的用法。