Executive Office of the President
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- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv ˈɔfɪs əv ðə prɪˈzɪdənt/
- Formal
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Oficina Ejecutiva del Presidente
- Moreover, the relatively small offices within the Executive Office of the President are not able to devote the time necessary to manage, in an integrated way, such a large and complex system.
Theoretically the Executive Office of the President does, but not really, you know, we.
- Theoretically the Executive Office of the President does, but not really, you know, we.
Examples
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The organization of an official Executive Office of the President at the end of the 1930s was designed to extend the staff capacities of the chief executive to provide overall guidance to Congress.
Academic text (1990) -
The awards, established by President Clinton in 1996, are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President.
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In the United States in 1996, the Executive Office of the President held a National Environmental Monitoring and Research Workshop to address the issue of indicators.
Academic text (2003) -
Republicans also have shown a tendency toward centralizing policy initiatives in staffs lodged in the White House (or the Executive Office of the President), overseen by groups of cabinet members, and guided by a top White House official at the head of the staff.
Academic text (2003) -
The National Intelligence Director should be located in the Executive Office of the President.
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Dr. Marburger is the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President.
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In the United States in 1996, the Executive Office of the President held a National Environmental Monitoring and Research Workshop to address the issue of indicators.
Synonyms
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The people who work for the US president and make government decisions
Surface Forms
Morphology
executive + office + of + the + President
The phrase is compositional: 'executive' (relating to the executive branch) + 'office' + 'of the President' literally yields an office belonging to or serving the President. A B1 learner who knows these constituents would readily infer it refers to the President's administrative/working office or group that assists him, even if they might not know the precise institutional scope.
Etymology
Executive Office of the President comes from the idea that Executive means 'to carry out' and Office is the place or team that does the work. So, it refers to the group of offices and staff who help the president 'carry out' laws and run the government.