Informal plural for executives; people who hold high-ranking positions in companies or organizations.
Shortened form of 'executive,' which comes from Latin 'exsecutivus' meaning 'to carry out.' The shortened slang 'exec' became common in business jargon in the mid-20th century.
When business culture became more casual and fast-paced in the 1960s-70s, people started shortening 'executive' to 'exec' because busy company leaders didn't have time for syllables—the word itself reflects corporate speediness!
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