executive order

American  

noun

(often initial capital letters)

• executive orders
  plural

1. an order having the force of law issued by the president of the U.S. to the army, navy, or other part of the executive branch of the government.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• executive orders
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of executive order

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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Example Sentences

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executive order

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

He also issued an executive order to speed up the development of safeguards, including a “kill switch” in case humans lose control of AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Also on Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order instructing US government departments and agencies to start using the terms "SI" and "Super Intelligence" and should no longer acknowledge the use of term artificial intelligence.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

On that point, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order last month banning nondisclosure agreements between local governments and data-center companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

But without any high-ranking connections, they didn’t have a way to ask for an exemption to the Red Zone executive order.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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