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What is another word for executive order?

Pronunciation: [ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ˈɔːdə] (IPA)

When a nation's leader issues a directive that has the force of law, it is called an executive order. However, there are several synonyms for this term that are used in different contexts. For example, a presidential decree is another way of referring to an executive order in some countries. In the United Kingdom, a prime minister may issue a statutory instrument to achieve a similar outcome. A proclamation or a directive also describes the same type of order issued by a head of state or other executive authority. Regardless of the specific terminology used, an executive order has the power to shape policy and influence the lives of citizens.
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  • There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.
    Barbara Jordan
  • For the Second Amendment to do its job, the other side must become much better informed. I watched an action-adventure program last night that asserted that the famous AK-47 — the original peoples' rifle (and Authority's greatest mistake) — is rare in this country, and that the only ones here were originally smuggled in from the Middle East, or possibly from South America. The idiots who wrote this mess seemed unaware that after legal imports — mostly from China — were illegally cut off by executive order, they began to be manufactured here.
    L. Neil Smith
  • Since government supposedly can do whatever it sets out to do, the president should sign an executive order outlawing death. However, as with all other laws, Congress should be exempt.
    Harry Browne

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