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executive branch

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv branch] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tɪv ˌbræntʃ /
NOUN
ministry
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Only when judges face known, significant dangers can the marshals provide them with the type of security details senior executive branch officials regularly receive.

From The Wall Street Journal

The OLC is a powerful in-house advisory arm of the Justice Department that provides legal opinions for the entire executive branch.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the past, they have defended these actions as reflecting the will of voters, with the senate president describing one key bill as balancing “appointment power between the legislative and executive branches.”

From Salon

A three-judge panel found three of the seven transfer schemes legal because power passed from the governor to another elected executive branch member.

From Salon

The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, recently announced a €600 million temporary fund to help domestic businesses cope with a new carbon border tax that will take effect in January.

From The Wall Street Journal