executive branch

1. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws (synset 108373001)
   is a type of: arm, branch, subdivision - a division of some larger or more complex organization
   member holonym: executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
   belongs to: u.s., u.s. government, united states, united states government, us government - the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
   has:

   • aec, atomic energy commission - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
   • manhattan project - a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
   • executive agency - an agency of the executive branch of government
   • chief executive, president, president of the united states, united states president - the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
   same as: executive office of the president

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