EXECUTIVE COUNCIL


Meaning of EXECUTIVE COUNCIL in English

noun

1. : a council constituted to advise or share in the functions of a political executive: as

a. : a council composed of the principal government officials and sometimes unofficial appointees that is constituted to advise the governor of a British colony

the Governor shall … preside at all meetings of the Executive Council — Royal Instructions (Nigeria)

b. : a council in several member nations of the British Commonwealth that resembles the Privy Council in power and function

in New Zealand … the Cabinet and the Executive Council have that same membership — Walter Nash

2. : a council that exercises supreme executive power : a plural executive

in Switzerland … the Executive Council is not based upon a party majority in the representative bodies — C.J.Friedrich

replacing the Uruguayan president with an executive council

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.