esecutivo
executive
noun eh-zeh-koo-TEE-voh Less Common
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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