executive action
Order from above
Executive action refers to measures taken by the head of an executive branch of government—typically a president or governor—without requiring legislative approval.
Executive actions include executive orders, proclamations, and policy directives.
The term often appears in political contexts when a leader bypasses a legislature: The president took executive action on immigration reform after Congress failed to act.
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- separation of powersConstitutional distribution of authority
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
- legal precedentPrior ruling with authority
impeachment proceedings · checks and balances · federal mandate · congressional oversight · public opinion · partisan conflict · resource allocation · advocacy campaigns · political polarization · lobbying efforts · social movements · emergency powers · civic engagement
- executive branchOval Office, cabinet secretary, vice president, head of state, head of government
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, veto, Adams
- decreesdecree, edict, proclamation, fiat, dictate
- executive orderspresidential directives, presidential decree, presidential proclamation, proclamations, proclamation
- presidential powersvetoes, pardon, pardons, nominations, veto
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER
executive actionlegislation
Official enactment of statutes
legislative act · statute · judicial ruling · court decision · judicial decree
executive actioncollective bargaining
Joint worker-employer talks
executive, action, execute, execution, executor, executioner, acting, actor, active