executive order
English edit
Noun edit
executive order (plural executive orders)
- (law, chiefly US) An ordinance issued on the authority of the head of the executive branch of government.
Translations edit
decree issued on the authority of the executive branch of government
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See also edit
References edit
- “executive order”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “executive order”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- "order" at Law.com Dictionary