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executive branch

executive branch

 
part of speech: noun
definition: one of the three branches of the government in the United States. The job of the executive branch is to carry out the laws of a country. The president and various departments make up the executive branch.
The Department of Defense, Department of State, and Department of Health and Human Services are some parts of the executive branch.