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EXECUTIVE BRANCH [4 records]

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Record 1 2019-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Naval Forces
DEF

The commissioned and working officers of the ship, as distinguished from the civilian branch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
  • The Executive (Constitutional Law)
  • The Executive (Public Administration)
DEF

The branch of government responsible for the implementation of policies and rules made by the legislature.

OBS

It thus includes as its members the leader of the government ... and his colleagues, the political bureaucracy, whether permanent or politically appointed, and the enforcement agencies such as the police and armed forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Structures du pouvoir exécutif (Admin. publ.)
DEF

Organe ou ensemble d'organes de l'État ou d'une collectivité locale chargé d'appliquer les décisions des assemblées délibérantes et de prendre toutes mesures d'animation ou de direction dans le cadre de ses pouvoirs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Poder ejecutivo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Estructura del poder ejecutivo (Admón. pública)
DEF

Una de las tres facultades y funciones primordiales del Estado (junto con la legislativa y la judicial) consistente en hacer cumplir las leyes y que suele ejercer el gobierno o el propio jefe del Estado.

OBS

poder ejecutivo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que los distintos poderes de Estado (ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial) se escriben con inicial minúscula cuando se alude a ellos de forma genérica, pero con mayúscula si forman parte de un nombre propio o si se refieren a una institución concreta.

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Record 3 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Federal Administration
OBS

National Capital Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Commission de la capitale nationale.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Immigration Appeal Board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié.

OBS

Commission d'appel de l'immigration.

Spanish

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