executive routine vs routine

executive routine and routine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
executive routine	Yes	No	No	No
routine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, routine is a hypernym of executive routine; that is, routine is a word with a broader meaning than executive routine:

Other hypernyms of executive routine include function, procedure, subprogram, subroutine.

executive routine (noun)	routine (noun)
a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines	an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
	a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
	a short performance that is part of a longer program

executive routine (adjective)	routine (adjective)
	found in the ordinary course of events