Executiva

Executiva is the feminine form of the Portuguese noun and adjective executivo, used to describe things related to an executive or to an executive position. As a noun, executiva can refer to a woman who holds a managerial or high-level administrative role, such as uma executiva de alto escalão or uma diretora executiva. As an adjective, it can describe matters connected to executive authority, for example posição executiva or função executiva.

Common uses include titles and organizational bodies. Phrases like diretoria executiva, mesa executiva, and executiva do partido denote groups or boards composed of individuals with decision-making power. The term also appears in job titles, such as executiva de negócios or secretária executiva, where it designates a female professional supporting executive functions.

In contrast, the masculine form is executivo, and many contexts use the gender-neutral English term executive. The choice between executiva and executivo follows standard gender agreement in Portuguese and can signal the gender of the officeholder, though both forms exist within professional language.

Etymology and origin trace the word to the Latin executivus, entering Portuguese through European languages and evolving into executivo (masc.) and executiva (fem.). The term persists across corporate, governmental, and organizational domains and remains a common descriptor in discussions of leadership and management in Portuguese-speaking regions.