executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Biden's executive orders are deemed invalid, the implications could extend to presidential pardons—including those granted to Biden family members and political figures—potentially triggering challenges based on due process and the permanence of clemency. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

Trump signs order to boost AI The president yesterday signed an executive order aimed at boosting national scientific research through AI. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

This past week, the White House explored using an executive order to quash state regulation on AI. —Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025

Under the new Genesis Mission, created by executive order, the Department of Energy will develop a new AI platform that uses federal scientific data to train AI models and agents made for scientific research. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

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.