executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House must also issue an executive order mandating the same ban for all government employees and their immediate family members. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Courts have blocked key parts of the president’s 2025 executive order, and the president’s most recent order on mail-in voting remains tied up in litigation. —Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026

The company stated that the review process, combined with the NRC’s May 1, 2026, Notice of Public Review for 10 CFR Part 57, shows the agency is responding to federal executive orders regarding the nuclear industry. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026

The move reflects a broader effort to reengage the Horn of Africa country and would rescind a 2021 executive order imposed under former US President Joe Biden. —Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 6 May 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.