executive position in a finance company. MJ1:—

M W-HM Ac M » 0 executive decisions/duties/jobs/ positions        V&M /      / Xff /      0 the execu­

tive dining room ‘flAStt 2 having the power to put important laws and decisions into effect 1$; (ft; frW: executive authority  0 an

executive board/body/committee/officer    |t S $

A; ■fr&lflfa;       lAlSt-feW o Executive power

is held by the president.    3 expen­

sive; for the use of sb who is considered important tfj W; j&Sig AtlMM (ft: an executive car/home M f\X! ffX 0 an executive suite (= in a hotel) ( Jfctt W )      0 an executive lounge (= at an airport)

(w.mj )

the executive branch noun [sing.] (in the US) the part of the government that is controlled by the Presi­dent (

executive 'privilege noun [u] (in the US) the right of the President and the executive part of the government to keep official documents secret It®#!/,

executor /ig'zekjata(r)/ noun (technical A if) a person, bank, etc. that is chosen by sb who is making their will to follow the instructions in it iS^-AifrA (

)

exegesis /,eksi'd3i:sis/ noun [u, C] (pi. exegeses /-si:?/) (formal) the detailed explanation of a piece of writing, especially religious writing (    f£W ) i£#;

exem plar /ig'zempla:(r)/ noun (formal) a person or thing that is a good or typical example of sth Hlg; W

US; IB#* HC3 model

ex-em-plary /ig'zempleri/ adj. 1 providing a good example for people to copy H W; A jf W; A ft HtHW: Her behaviour was exemplary. MWAAiSft^ Ho 0 a man of exemplary character WA 2 [usually before noun] (law '0 or formal) (of punish­ment M A) severe; used especially as a warning to others HAW; «&W;

ex em plify /ig'zemplifai/ verb (ex em pli fies, ex-empli- fy-ing, exemplified, exemplified) [VN] [often passive] (formal) 1 to be a typical example of sth fk ■ ■ ■ W & S (      WW ) : Her early work is exemplified in her

book, A Study of Children’s Minds’. MW «JLI£

3l»   0 His food exemplifies

Italian cooking at its best. W

2 to give an example in order to make sth clearer       H71 illustrate: She

exemplified each of the points she was making with an amusing anecdote. M WH — AMUMABSI& ¥ ► exempli-fi-ca-tion /ig.zemplifi'keijn/ noun

[U, C]

exempt /ig’zempt/ adj., verb

m. adj. [not before noun] ~ (from sth) if sb/sth is exempt from sth, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etc. ( ^{37        The

interest on the money is exempt from tax.   Wf'JH

0                  Some students are exempt from certain exams.

► -exempt (in compounds, forming adjectives III Ac % if % W is]) : tax-exempt donations to charity ft

m verb [VN] ~ sb/sth (from sth) (formal) to give or get sb’s official permission not to do sth or not to pay sth they would normally have to do or pay Wft: His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. MS ISA A AF M        0 In 1983, charities were exempted from

paying the tax. * 1983

ex emp tion /ig'zempjn/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (from sth) offi­cial permission not to do sth or pay sth that you would normally have to do or pay Wri&: She was given exemption from the final examination. fit 2 [C] a part of your income that you do not have to pay tax on ( Ih  : a tax exemption on

money donated to charity

ex ercise Our /‘eksasaiz; NAmE -sars-/ noun, verb

k noun

► ACTIVITY/MOVEMENTS rjj ; is zjj 1 [U] physical or mental activity that you do to stay healthy or become

stronger ( #ftAc®AW )        H&H, is^J: Swim­ming is good exercise.        o I don’t get

much exercise sitting in the office all day.

0 The mind needs exercise as well as the body. A J® B M ~ # fl! IS o 9 vigorous/gentle exercise Jgi] W / 7lfl Wfezift <> (BrE) to take exercise I 2 [C] a set of movements or activities that you do to stay healthy or develop a skill ( )

—     HA: breathing/relaxation/

stretching exercises df / AtR /  <> exercises for

the piano ® ^ H A o Repeat the exercise ten times on each leg.

1                  QUESTIONS ffi'lM 3 [C] a set of questions in a book that

tests your knowledge or practises a skill A H; HA: grammar exercises ilrAH A o Do exercise one for home­work.      Al^o

2                  USE OF POWER/RIGHT/QUALITY R fj / Rfij W fT; j\h It W is If] 4 [U] ~ of sth the use of power, a skill, a quality or a right to make sth happen fr M; is M ffl : the exercise of power by the government iR iff R A W It ft 0 the exercise of discretion

3                  FOR PARTICULAR RESULT fj ^ 5 [C] ~ (in sth) an

activity that is designed to achieve a particular result ( A ii ly # ae! M      $): an exercise in public

relations   <> Staying calm was an exercise in

self-control.       — # i S f«J 0      9 a

communications exercise ilfglt A <> In the end it proved a pointless exercise.

4                  FOR SOLDIERS ± p 6 [C, usually pi.] a set of activities for training soldiers ( ±^W ) Hi, MA, MH: military exercises AAIH A

5                  CEREMONIES A A 7 exercises [pi.] (NAmE) ceremonies ^ IL; RA: college graduation exercises

* verb

6                  USE POWER/RIGHT/QUALITY t jMt R A /M M ; isil] iW.lt

0                  [VN] (formaf) to use your power, rights or personal

qualities in order to achieve sth If ft; it A ; isffl : When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent. MfHEBfffMT      o

He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people. Ite^jiJAirif^i^WAo

7                  DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A AflcH 2 to do sports or other

physical activities in order to stay healthy or become stronger; to make an animal do this    ifllH; ^

H: [V] an hour’s class of exercising to music

$J—9 How often do you exercise?

9 [VN] Horses need to be exercised regu­larly.     3 [VN] to give a part of the

body the movement and activity it needs to keep strong and healthy     ) : These movements will

exercise your arms and shoulders. IIlSAj

8                  BE ANXIOUS M ft 4 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (about

sth) (formal) if sb is exercised about sth, they are very anxious about it f^fi;      MM®

'exercise bike noun a bicycle that does not move forward but is used for getting exercise indoors ( A

mm)

'exercise book noun 1 (BrE) (NAmE note-book) a small book for students to write their work in H A A

1                  (NAmE) = WORKBOOK

exert /ig'z3it; NAmE ig'z3irt/ verb [VN] 1 to use power or influence to affect sb/sth jgff]; ItM; #IAl: He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan. #AJMM 9 The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides. A ADA MAW0# yiAyi^ilA 2 - yourself to make a big physical or mental effort ^ A ; 'M/J : In order to be successful he would have to exert himself. MiftMUA

ex er tion /ig'zaijn; NAmE -'Z3irj-/ noun 1 [U] (also ex-er- tions [pi.]) physical or mental effort; the act of making an effort ^A; if-A; ^ A: She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.       JM# &&

7 il A 3k o 9 He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.        7~ AlSm

fUlo 2 [sing.] the use of power to make sth happen