executive branch
Example Sentences
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Trump admitted it was rare for the US president, who heads the executive branch of the US government, to criticize the Supreme Court, which heads the judicial branch.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The executive branch was reorganized in the wake of 9/11 to create the Department of Homeland Security, along with a wholly new law enforcement agency in Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Men and women in the executive branch and Congress worked to develop and implement policies to protect the country from another attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
To be sure, the president and the executive branch are charged with lawfully implementing congressional directives about the dispersal of appropriated funds.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The executive branch of the government—Vice President Johnson and the cabinet—had survived the night; no other assassinations had occurred.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
