executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the coming months, my office will dutifully carry out the responsibilities the governor has conferred upon us in this executive order. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Becerra has vowed to issue an executive order to maintain health coverage for every Californian affected by federal cuts. — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

That aligns with both the new county law and with LeVota’s July 4 executive order directing the county to implement the tax program. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

An executive order signed in June established a program allowing companies to voluntarily provide the federal government access to powerful models before their public release. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 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.