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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McInerney then walked McClitis through a series of executive council meetings, displaying the minutes on a screen for jurors.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
However, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council denied his place.
—Amanda Michelle Steiner, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, directed state oil company ADNOC to accelerate work on the pipeline during a meeting of the Emirati capital’s executive council, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said Friday.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
There were players in the MLBPA who were willing to lose games back in 2022; the union’s executive council voted unanimously against the final deal, but were outnumbered by the rank-and-file.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
However, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council denied his place.
—Amanda Michelle Steiner, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, directed state oil company ADNOC to accelerate work on the pipeline during a meeting of the Emirati capital’s executive council, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said Friday.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
There were players in the MLBPA who were willing to lose games back in 2022; the union’s executive council voted unanimously against the final deal, but were outnumbered by the rank-and-file.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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