executive order

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executive order

noun executive orders · EO

  1. Philippines, US, especially An ordinance issued by the authority of the head of the executive branch of government. Today I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense.

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noun decree issued on the authority of the executive branch of government

Españolorden ejecutiva
한국어행정명령 haengjeongmyeongnyeong
日本語大統領令 daitōryōrei
中文行政命令 xíngzhèng mìnglìng
Portuguêsordem executiva
Françaisordonnance
DeutschDekret, Erlass
Italianodecreto legge
Ελληνικάπράξη νομοθετικού περιεχομένου práxi nomothetikoú periechoménou
العربيةأَمْرٌ تَنْفِيذِيٌّ ʔamrun tanfīḏiyyun

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@misc{executive_order_2026,
  title = {executive order},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/executive%20order},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}