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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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.
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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
At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, two more bodies were added: an executive council and a politburo, or central political body.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
What's next: One potential successor for Nasrallah is Hashim Safi al-Din, who heads Hezbollah's executive council.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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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
At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, two more bodies were added: an executive council and a politburo, or central political body.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
What's next: One potential successor for Nasrallah is Hashim Safi al-Din, who heads Hezbollah's executive council.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Executive council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20council. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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