executive
49
5.4
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/
:
poder ejecutivo
- Just how far can our nation's chief executive go in the interest of national security?
- power of the executive
- the executive and Congress
- chief executive
The EC who is not the president is the head of the executive.
- The EC who is not the president is the head of the executive.
Examples
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When faced with manifest foreign policy folly, why does the executive persist in evidently flawed policy?
Academic text (1991) -
The term of office of the first Chief Executive shall be the same as the regular term.
Academic text (1990) -
And it is within my power as the chief executive to take this action.
Fiction book (1990) -
Congress has now established in law a set of rules that the executive would be forced to respect.
Academic text (1999) -
So what kind of constraints, if any, can we expect on executive power going forward?
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Congress will not permit the executive to dominate on such an issue.
Fiction book (1990) -
Consequently, military reform became the focus for a struggle between Congress and the executive over defense policy.
Academic text (1991) -
When reports have been issued by the executive, it has been with evident misgivings.
Academic text (1991) -
But there is no evidence that Congress can muster more wisdom than the executive in these matters.
Academic text (1991) -
The president appointed a new executive to oversee the implementation of the health care reforms.
Synonyms
∞
3.7
A person who works for a government or organization and has power to make and enforce rules
118
3.2
A person elected or appointed to carry out government work
80
3.9
The part of a government that carries out laws, led by a president or prime minister
1
4.4
A person who manages office work and makes official decisions in a government or large organization
Official people or groups that make rules and make sure others follow them
Compounds
232
4.6
A person who runs a company or organization day to day and reports to the board of directors
80
3.9
The part of a government that carries out laws, led by a president or prime minister
- Formal
77
5.5
An official title for the US President as the leader who runs the government
50
4.9
A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization
29
5.3
A senior manager who leads major company divisions and reports to the CEO
14
3.5
A senior manager in a company who makes important decisions and leads its work
- Formal
4
7.6
A private meeting of a board or committee to discuss confidential matters
- Formal
1
4.2
A national government department that carries out laws and manages public affairs, like the Department of State
- Formal
1
5.8
A government office that manages certain public services for the country's leader
- Formal
1
7.9
Power that allows a president or governor to change a prison sentence
1
4.4
A group of government offices that help the United States President carry out duties and make policy
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Executive comes from the Latin parts ex- ('out') and sequi ('to follow'), which gives the sense 'to carry out'. That is why the executive in government is the part that carries out laws and runs the country's day-to-day affairs.