executive branch
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- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv bræntʃ/
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poder ejecutivo
- The executive branch of the government is responsible for implementing laws and enforcing regulations.
- executive branch officials
- executive branch power
- executive branch agencies
Can you say that there were any checks whatsoever on the executive branch in Russia?
- Can you say that there were any checks whatsoever on the executive branch in Russia?
- We filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the executive branch for that opinion.
- And we really need to bring the legislative branch and the executive branch back together again.
- Because NASA is part of the executive branch.
- But the executive branch is not following the law that Congress has written.
- But but it's where I'm at is that the US president is elected to run the executive branch of the government.
- So he was part of the executive branch and the legislative branch.
- We got to remember that the agency, CIA is a tool of the executive branch.
- This is not being driven by love of country or a fear that the executive branch is being run by somebody who is not up to it.
- But he's been allowed to undermine the judiciary, the legislative branch, the executive branch.
- And it just takes leadership in our government, in our Congress and in our executive branch to say enough, we can't fund everything.
Examples
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But the executive branch is not following the law that Congress has written.
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The Founders envisioned a legislative branch that would deliberate and an executive branch that would act.
Academic text (1990) -
And that he came into the job without ever having experience in the executive branch of the federal government.
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Oh, by the way, who in the executive branch is actually elected and who else?
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We will not allow this to be covered up by the executive branch.
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We filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the executive branch for that opinion.
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What common traits do many officials in the executive branch share?
Academic text (1993) -
Good relations with the top level of the executive branch frequently implied a certain degree of friendship and trust.
Academic text (1999) -
Resistance to change and bureaucratic battles are common in the executive branch.
Academic text (2013) -
Consequently, agricultural policy was formulated and decided in the executive branch, and interest groups focused their efforts there.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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The people who work for the US president and make government decisions
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The part of government that enforces laws and runs public services
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'executive' (relating to implementing/enforcing laws) combined with 'branch' (a subdivision) clearly yields the government subdivision responsible for implementing laws. This is a common, cross-linguistic political term and follows regular noun-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Executive branch paints a clear picture: an executive is someone who 'carries out' decisions and a branch is a main part of an organisation, so the executive branch is the part of government that carries out and enforces the laws.