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Executive orders

Scope note

Orders or regulations 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. May also include similar state documents issued by governors or upper-level management in business. BLACKS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300027806

Broader Terms used

<executive records by function>

Term used for

orders, executive

Equivalent Terms used

executive order

Created

12yrs ago

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