executive class

noun

1. business class.

Other Words From

• executive-class adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of executive class¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Eight years ago, anyone who accused the executive class of stoking racism to “divide and conquer” workers would have been attacked by an outrage army for minimizing the role of race in American history.

From Slate

None of this means that the striking writers and actors are wrong to point out the inequities in compensation of the rank-and-file versus the executive class.

From Los Angeles Times

Crime is both less profitable and riskier: In 2021, a court sentenced the head of the most violent syndicate to death, a first that sent shock waves through the mob’s executive class.

From New York Times

Ironman XC began in 2009, or more accurately it was rebooted and rebranded from a program called the CEO Challenge, Ironman’s original attempt to capitalize on the executive class’s booming interest in the sport.

From New York Times

Nearly all 2020 pay raises went to the top tenth of the workforce, those making at least $100,000, with nearly all of that flowing to the Executive Class.

From Salon