GEMET
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executive order
Definition

An order or regulation issued by the president or some administrative authority under his direction for the purpose of interpreting, implementing or giving administrative effect to a provision of the constitution or of some law or treaty.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3040