Meanings
plural executive committees
- managementA subcommittee of a board authorized to make some decisions on behalf of the entire board.
1 more example
The Council is an executive committee composed of representatives from the Asari Republics, the Turian Hierarchy, and the Salarian Union. Though they have no official power over the independent governments of other species, the Council's decisions carry great weight throughout the galaxy. No single Council race is strong enough to defy the other two, and all have a vested interest in compromise and cooperation.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel Council Codex entry - Quebecgovernmentthe equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.
Translations
Bulgarian изпълни́телен комите́т
- изпълни́телен комите́т (izpălnítelen komitét)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Chinese Mandarin 專門小組 /专门小组, 執行委員會 /执行委员会
- 專門小組 /专门小组 (zhuānmén xiǎozǔ)subcommittee of a board
- 執行委員會 /执行委员会 (zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Danish hovedbestyrelse, forretningskomité
- hovedbestyrelsesubcommittee of a board
- forretningskomitésubcommittee of a board
- formandskabthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Estonian täitevkomitee
- täitevkomiteethe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Finnish työvaliokunta, kaupunginhallitus
- työvaliokuntasubcommittee of a board
- kaupunginhallitusthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
French comité exécutif
- comité exécutifthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
German Vorstand, Exekutivausschuss
- Vorstandthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
- Exekutivausschussthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
- Exekutivkomiteethe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Hindi कार्यपालिका, कार्यकारिणी
- कार्यपालिका (kāryapālikā)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
- कार्यकारिणी (kāryakāriṇī)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Hungarian intéző bizottság, intézőbizottság
- intéző bizottságsubcommittee of a board
- intézőbizottságsubcommittee of a board
- végrehajtó bizottságsubcommittee of a board
Japanese 実行委員会
- 実行委員会 (jikkō iinkai)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Norwegian Bokmål formannskap
- formannskapthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Polish komitet wykonawczy, komitet wykonawczy
- komitet wykonawczysubcommittee of a board
- komitet wykonawczythe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Portuguese comissão executiva, comitê executivo
- comissão executivasubcommittee of a board
- comitê executivosubcommittee of a board
- comité executivosubcommittee of a board
- comitê executivothe cabinet of ministers for a city government
- comité executivothe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Romanian comitet executiv
- comitet executivthe cabinet of ministers for a city government
Russian исполни́тельный комите́т, исполко́м
- исполни́тельный комите́т (ispolnítelʹnyj komitét)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
- исполко́м (ispolkóm)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Swahili kamati tendaji
- kamati tendajisubcommittee of a board
Ukrainian викона́вчий коміте́т, виконко́м
- викона́вчий коміте́т (vykonávčyj komitét)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
- виконко́м (vykonkóm)the cabinet of ministers for a city government
Cite this entry
executive committee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executive%20committee
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