executive council
noun
1
: a council constituted to advise or share in the functions of a political executive
2
: a council that exercises supreme executive power
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Turmoil erupts when union execs oust president Turmoil that had been brewing within the union’s leadership ranks hit the public radar when the union’s executive council voted to remove Jones as international president in June 2023, accusing him of misusing union funds for personal gain.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
There were players in the MLBPA who were willing to lose games back in 2022; the union’s executive council voted unanimously against the final deal, but were outnumbered by the rank-and-file.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The group included executive council members Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark and Brianna Turner.
—Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Last month, the WNBPA announced players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, which could delay the WNBA expansion draft and the beginning of free agency that usually starts in late January.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
There were players in the MLBPA who were willing to lose games back in 2022; the union’s executive council voted unanimously against the final deal, but were outnumbered by the rank-and-file.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The group included executive council members Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark and Brianna Turner.
—Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Last month, the WNBPA announced players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, which could delay the WNBA expansion draft and the beginning of free agency that usually starts in late January.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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