executive agency

Other forms: executive agencies

Definitions of executive agency

1. noun

   an agency of the executive branch of government
   examples:

   Manhattan Project

   a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II

   types:

   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

   Council of Economic Advisors

   an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President

   NSC, National Security Council

   a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency

   Council on Environmental Policy

   the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment

   Joint Chiefs, Joint Chiefs of Staff

   the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps

   OMB, Office of Management and Budget

   the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget

   US Trade Representative, United States Trade Representative

   the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade

   type of:

   agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office

   an administrative unit of government