executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Trump has enacted two executive orders in his second term extending the deadline for the ban. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 June 2025

The ban was upheld by the Supreme Court in January, but the Trump administration has since issued executive orders delaying enforcing the law three times since the decision, most recently on June 17. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

The announcement follows Trump's third executive order extension of a congressional ban, demonstrating his administration's efforts on finding an alternative to shuttering the platform entirely. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025

In a 6-3 decision that stemmed from the president's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court said universal injunction orders likely exceeded the authority Congress has given the federal courts. —Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 27 June 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.