executive agency

an agency of the executive branch of government

• Council of Economic Advisors — an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
• Council on Environmental Policy — the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
• Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs — the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Office of Management and Budget, OMB — the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
• United States Trade Representative — the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade

• agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority — an administrative unit of government