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Definition of Executive council
1. Noun. A council that shares the supreme executive power.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Executive Council
Literary usage of Executive council
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1919)
"MEETING OF THE executive council AND POSTPONEMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
SOCIETY In the absence abroad of the Chairman and several members of the ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Society of International Law at Its ... Annual by American Society of International Law (1921)
"MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE executive council Saturday, April 30, 1921 Pursuant
to adjournment on April 28th, the executive council of the American ..."
3. Governments and Parties in Continental Europe by Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1896)
"When the executive council is elected by the people, the canton is never divided
into districts for the purpose, but the members are all chosen on one ..."
4. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"of the Society on the recommendation of the executive council. Honorary members
shall have all the privileges of membership but shall be exempt from the ..."
5. New Zealand Official Yearbook by New Zealand Dept. of Statistics (1904)
"Members of the executive council travelling within the colony on public ...
The executive council now consists of :— His Excellency the GOVERNOR presiding. ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"P. Hay, American Museum of Natural History; executive council, Professor Bashford
Dean, of Columbia University; Professor Loomis, of Amherst College; ..."