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

Examples of executive council in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were also primary races for another seat in Congress, the state senate, state representative and executive council. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The Provisional Government has not assumed a republican or other constitutional form, but has remained a mere executive council or oligarchy, set up without the assent of the people. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Finne, Owen, and Hart will all join the museum’s executive council. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026

Warren Fairley — who briefly took over as Boilermakers president in 2023 after Jones was ousted by his executive council for misusing union money — and Jones’ son, Cullen Jones, pleaded guilty in March to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for executive council

• counsel