executive order

noun

: regulation sense 2b

Examples of executive order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Eastman, along with his fellow Claremont scholars Edward Erler and Michael Anton, kept pressing the issue, with Eastman and Anton eventually advocating that birthright citizenship could be eliminated via executive order. —Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025

As for the deals, the most significant announcement is expected to be an executive order for a US-Saudi defense pact, mirroring guarantees recently extended to Qatar. —semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense in September. —Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Limiting proxy advisors’ influence The White House is considering an executive order to limit the power of proxy advisors like ISS and Glass Lewis and index-fund managers like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, the WSJ reports. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 12 Nov. 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.