executive branch

noun

The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws

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executivegovernmentExecutive Office of the President
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Meanings

nounexecutive branch (usually uncountable, plural executive branches)

plural executive branches

  1. uncountableusuallyThe branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws

    Synonyms: executive, government

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws

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executivegovernment

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws

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Executive Office of the President
Broader
branchsubdivisionarm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 行政部門 /行政部门, 行政機關 /行政机关
  • 行政部門 /行政部门 (xíngzhèng bùmén)branch of government
  • 行政機關 /行政机关 (xíngzhèng jīguān)branch of government
Danish udøvende magt
  • udøvende magtbranch of government
Finnish toimeenpanovalta
  • toimeenpanovaltabranch of government
French pouvoir exécutif, exécutif
  • pouvoir exécutifbranch of government
  • exécutifbranch of government
Indonesian lembaga eksekutif
  • lembaga eksekutifbranch of government
Italian potere esecutivo
  • potere esecutivobranch of government
Polish egzekutywa, władza wykonawcza
  • egzekutywabranch of government
  • władza wykonawczabranch of government
Portuguese poder executivo, executivo
  • poder executivobranch of government
  • executivobranch of government
Romanian puterea executivă
  • puterea executivăbranch of government
Russian исполни́тельная ветвь вла́сти
  • исполни́тельная ветвь вла́сти (ispolnítelʹnaja vetvʹ vlásti)branch of government
Spanish poder ejecutivo
  • poder ejecutivobranch of government
Tagalog sangay tagapagpaganap
  • sangay tagapagpaganapbranch of government
Ukrainian викона́вча вла́да
  • викона́вча вла́да (vykonávča vláda)branch of government
Cite this entry
APA

executive branch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20branch

MLA

“executive branch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20branch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “executive branch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20branch.

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