noun
the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
• Syn: ↑executive branch
• Hypernyms: ↑branch, ↑subdivision, ↑arm
• Member Holonyms: ↑United States government, ↑United States, ↑U.S. government, ↑US Government, ↑U.S.
• Member Meronyms: ↑executive department
• Part Meronyms:
↑Atomic Energy Commission, ↑AEC, ↑Manhattan Project, ↑executive agency, ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief Executive
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U.S. Govt.
a group of federal agencies supervised by directors or staffs that work directly with the president or a presidential assistant.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.