executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

President Donald Trump is attempting to rewrite the Constitution without amending it, one executive order at a time. —Philippa Pham Hughes, Time, 11 July 2025

Alternatively, the athlete/collective might argue the CSC’s interpretation violates one of the recent statutes and executive orders in Georgia, Virginia, Texas and other states that protect NIL rights in ways that might pose conflicts with the CSC. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025

The legal fight over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship could soon return to the U.S. Supreme Court. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025

In 2019, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order that required each state agency to create and monitor equity and inclusion plans. —Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 July 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.