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esecutivo

executive

noun eh-zeh-koo-TEE-voh Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: from Latin executivus

Usage Note

Esecutivo names the executive branch or a governing committee, and also works as an adjective, as in *potere esecutivo' ('executive power'). In Italian politics it is a common synonym for il governo.

Examples

"L'esecutivo ha approvato la legge."

Natural Translation

The executive approved the law.

Literal Translation

The-executive has approved the law.

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