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Executive branch

Meaning in public administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In public administration, executive branch means: The part of the state that carries out laws and runs the government day to day, led by the president or prime minister together with the ministers and the administration under them.

In Turkish: yürütme organı, yürütme

How it is used

Mainly used when explaining the three branches of government: the legislative, executive and judicial branches. Public administration largely sits within the executive branch. In everyday speech people often just say the executive.

Example sentences

  1. Ministries and agencies are part of the executive branch, not the legislature.

  2. The course compares how much power the executive branch has in different countries.

Common collocations

  • head of the executive branch
  • executive branch agencies
  • legislative and executive branches
  • power of the executive branch
  • separation of powersThe principle that state power is divided between separate legislative, executive and judicial branches so that no single body holds all authority.
  • central governmentThe national level of government, including the ministries and agencies based in the capital, as opposed to regional and local authorities.
  • ministerThe member of the government who leads a ministry and is responsible for its policies and decisions; ministers usually sit in the cabinet.
  • administrative lawThe branch of law that governs how public bodies are organized, how they make decisions and how citizens can challenge those decisions in court.

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