executive council

noun

1
: a council constituted to advise or share in the functions of a political executive
2
: a council that exercises supreme executive power

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As head of Hezbollah’s executive council, Safieddine had oversight over the group’s financial and administrative affairs. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 The convention itself took 24 years to negotiate, and decisions often languish in the convention’s governing body, the OPCW’s executive council. Amy E. Smithson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2013 Allowing Assad to cherry-pick those who come from countries friendly to Syria would be disastrous, which is why the OPCW's executive council should waive this right. Amy E. Smithson, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2013 As head of Hezbollah's executive council, Safieddine has oversight over Hezbollah's political affairs. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for executive council 

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of executive council was in 1775

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“Executive council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20council. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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