executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ruling marks the latest legal blow to the requirement, which was part of an executive order Trump signed in March 2025. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence in Chicago. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 June 2026

That original documentation was directly linked to the president's executive order, calling for involuntary commitment of people experiencing homelessness. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 25 June 2026

At least five lawsuits have challenged that executive order, but some of those cases have stalled because the policy has not yet been enacted. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 June 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.