executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both chambers also approved a conference committee report for Senate Bill 4, a various fiscal matters bill, to give the Legislative Services Agency authority to calculate the fiscal impacts to state and local government for all executive orders signed by the governor. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday signed an executive order designed to restrict the activities of federal immigration agents. —Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026

And the Washington Post reported that a group of pro-Trump activist is circulating a draft executive order to effectuate that goal that is premised on Chinese interference in the 2020 election. —Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026

Additionally, the rapid rollout of federal executive orders beginning in January required immediate and sustained attention. —Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for executive order

• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder
• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Legal Definition

executive order

noun

: an order issued by a government's executive on the basis of authority specifically granted to the executive branch (as by the U.S. Constitution or a congressional act)

the National Security Agency was created by an executive order

compare proclamation, statute

Note: An executive order from the president does not have the force of law until it is printed in the Federal Register.