Definition The resistance capacity of any material, but especially structural members, to crushing force. Compressive strength is usuallyexpressed as the maximum number of pounds per square inch that can be resisted without failure.
executive department-a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States. department of the federal government, federal department, federal office-a department of the federal government of the United States. EXEC, White House-the chief executive department of the United States government.
Full Definition of EXECUTIVE. 1. : the executive branch of a government; also: the person or persons who constitute the executive magistracy of a state. 2.: a directing or controlling office of an organization. 3. : one that exercises administrative or managerial control. relating to the job of managing or directing other people in a company or organizaton. : of, relating to, or used by the people who manage or direct a company or organization. : responsible for making sure laws are carried out and for managing the affairs of a nation.