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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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Ryan Muller, chairman of the Spirit’s master executive council of ALPA.
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Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
Wakefield will create an executive council of agency staff that will track progress and report directly to Walensky.
—Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022
That review is due before next year’s executive council meeting, Regan said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Oct. 2022
Over the next year, the Chesapeake Bay Program will reevaluate its cleanup plan for the nation’s largest estuary — and its 2025 deadline — following a decision Tuesday by the group’s executive council.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Oct. 2022
Regina Ip, the head of the city's executive council, which advises the chief executive, tweeted hours after the announcement.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022
In response to Macrae’s findings, Walensky is creating a new executive council that will report to her, along with a new equity office.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
Creation of a new executive council to help Walensky set strategy and priorities.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
Walensky will also create a new executive council, which will report to her as well.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
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Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2023
Wakefield will create an executive council of agency staff that will track progress and report directly to Walensky.
—Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022
That review is due before next year’s executive council meeting, Regan said.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Oct. 2022
Over the next year, the Chesapeake Bay Program will reevaluate its cleanup plan for the nation’s largest estuary — and its 2025 deadline — following a decision Tuesday by the group’s executive council.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 11 Oct. 2022
Regina Ip, the head of the city's executive council, which advises the chief executive, tweeted hours after the announcement.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 July 2022
In response to Macrae’s findings, Walensky is creating a new executive council that will report to her, along with a new equity office.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
Creation of a new executive council to help Walensky set strategy and priorities.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
Walensky will also create a new executive council, which will report to her as well.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Executive council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20council. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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