Without congressional approval
An executive order issued by a head of state.
A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
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Without congressional approval
To address the concerns about workplace discrimination, the President issued an Executive Order to all Departments in the executive branch.
Executive order issued by Lincoln that freed the slaves.
executive order
Most likely George Washington.
You might be thinking of executive order 9066, which was issued in 1942 and ordered Japanese Americans to be sent to internment camps.
executive order
An executive order is a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. Executive orders are subject to judicial review, and may be struck down if deemed by the courts to be unsupported by statute or the Constitution.
Governors can and do issue Executive Orders. They are not laws, but direct internal operations of various aspects of the State Government. Our Governor just issued an Executive Order on Monday.