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Definition of Executive branch
1. Noun. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Terms within: Aec, Atomic Energy Commission, Manhattan Project, Executive Agency, Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
Member holonyms: Executive Department
Group relationships: U.s., U.s. Government, United States, United States Government, Us Government
Generic synonyms: Arm, Branch, Subdivision
Definition of Executive branch
1. Noun. The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Executive Branch
Literary usage of Executive branch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"We do not mean, by our focus on congressional leaks, to suggest that we turn our
eyes from the same problem in the executive branch. executive branch leaks ..."
2. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"There was no prior-law explicit prohibition in the Code against high-level
executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and collection activity. ..."
3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1824)
"... Christina—Mysterious gift of Gust aims the Third— executive branch of the
University—Degrees—Theses— Cathedral—Burial-place o/'Linnaeus—Monument erected ..."
4. Vision for a New IRS: Report of the National Commission on Restructuring the by Bob Kerry (1998)
"The Commission also recommends a Board of Directors, to bring accountability,
continuity, and expertise to executive branch governance and oversight of IRS. ..."
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