executive council

noun

1
: a council constituted to advise or share in the functions of a political executive
2
: a council that exercises supreme executive power

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Finne, Owen, and Hart will all join the museum’s executive council. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026 Malave will lead Boeing’s finance organization, as well as strategy, business planning, and global real estate, and will serve on the company’s executive council. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 July 2025 However, the South Carolina Democratic Party executive council denied his place. — Amanda Michelle Steiner, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 There were players in the MLBPA who were willing to lose games back in 2022; the union’s executive council voted unanimously against the final deal, but were outnumbered by the rank-and-file. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for executive council

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of executive council was in 1775

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“Executive council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20council. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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