Meaning & use
executive assistant manager
Last updated
Meanings
nouncountablebusiness
A manager who provides high-level administrative support to senior executives and often supervises other assistants.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an executive assistant manager' or 'two executive assistant managers'.
Patterns
- work as an executive assistant manager
- the executive assistant manager of something
- report to the executive assistant manager
She was promoted to executive assistant manager after five years in the department.
The executive assistant manager coordinates the CEO's schedule and manages the support staff.
We are hiring an executive assistant manager for our London office.
nouncountablebusiness
A senior assistant manager in a hotel or large organization, ranking above ordinary assistant managers.
Grammar: Countable; often used with 'the' when referring to a specific person in a known workplace.
Patterns
- the executive assistant manager of the hotel
- appoint someone as executive assistant manager
In many hotels, the executive assistant manager oversees food and beverage operations.
He was the executive assistant manager at a luxury resort before opening his own restaurant.
The executive assistant manager will represent the general manager at the conference.
Word forms
| plural | executive assistant managers |
|---|
Common combinations
- executive assistant manager position
- She applied for the executive assistant manager position.
- promote someone to executive assistant manager
- They promoted him to executive assistant manager last month.
- executive assistant manager role
- The executive assistant manager role involves a lot of travel.
- deputy executive assistant manager
- The deputy executive assistant manager handled the complaint.
Synonyms and how they differ
- senior assistant manager
- A broader term that can mean a similar role but does not always imply support for executives; 'executive assistant manager' is more specific to top-level support.
- executive assistant
- This usually refers to a person who assists executives without managing others; 'executive assistant manager' adds managerial responsibility.
Word family
- executive assistant noun
- An assistant who works directly for a senior executive.
- assistant manager noun
- A manager who ranks below a manager and helps run a department or store.
Commonly confused: executive assistant manager or executive assistant? executive assistant manager or assistant executive manager?
executive assistant manager vs executive assistant
An 'executive assistant' is not usually a manager; an 'executive assistant manager' has managing duties. The order of words matters.
executive assistant manager vs assistant executive manager
This is not a standard title and would suggest an assistant to an executive manager, which is a different role.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'executive assistant manager' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses the title to describe a person's job. Option 1 suggests she manages three assistants, which is not the usual meaning. Option 2 would normally be 'executive assistant to the CEO' without 'manager'. Option 3 uses 'for a meeting', which does not fit a job title.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “executive assistant manager”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.