executive order
noun/ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈɔːdə(r)/
/ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈɔːrdər/
(law)- (in the US) an official order from the president that becomes the law
- Yesterday the president issued an executive order to change the nation’s immigration laws.
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