How to Use executive order in a Sentence
executive order
noun-
By the way, this is the 75th anniversary of that executive order.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
-
Biden’s executive order on AI is available at this link, and the White House’s fact sheet about it is at this link.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
-
But a pair of executive orders in recent years have affected the right to vote for many of them.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
-
Even Biden’s executive order was clear about the fact that the US government wanted to attract the best and brightest in the field.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2023
-
The White House, in a 2022 executive order, said that can ensure projects are completed on time.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
-
Coal miners should read the fine print on the President’s executive order.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
-
An executive order can enshrine these best practices in at least four ways.
—WIRED, 25 July 2023
-
Last fall, the President issued an executive order on the safe and secure use of AI to ensure that the tools advance equity.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
-
The rule was part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act signed in 2022 and an executive order last year.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
-
Shapiro issued an executive order in September to explore how the state can use AI.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024
-
In conversation, Ramer talks less about earmarks and executive orders than about vines and fig trees.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
-
In May, Liberia’s president, Joseph Boakai, signed an executive order to create a special war crimes court.
—Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024
-
After the measure failed, Biden, a Democrat, signed an executive order earlier this month to stem the flow of asylum seekers.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
-
Former President Donald Trump used an executive order to try to force a sale of the app to an American company or face a ban.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
-
As with any executive order, the rub is in how a sprawling and abstract document will be turned into concrete action.
—WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
-
In October, 2020, Trump issued an executive order that was largely overlooked in the midst of the pandemic and that fall’s election.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
-
Biden signed an executive order in March directing DOJ to implement the rules.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
-
The president may issue a national decree, or the state governor through an executive order, to have the flags lowered at half-staff.
—Ridah Syed, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
-
The first lady’s appearance at the summit came a week after President Biden signed an executive order to advance the study of women’s health.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
-
But again, the governor and the mayor could have signed an executive order … rescinding the sanctuary state and the sanctuary city [policies].
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
-
The altercation occurred when retail employees and customers were required by a state-wide executive order to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
—Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
-
Earlier in the day, Mr. Biden signed an executive order the White House says will help strengthen access to contraception.
—Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 23 June 2023
-
Dozens of local governments across the state issued executive orders to block migrants from moving there.
—James Barron, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
-
The speedy screenings were among Trump-era immigration polices that Biden rolled back in a February 2021 executive order.
—Elliot Spagat, ajc, 1 May 2023
-
In an executive order, Mr. Adams required charter bus companies to provide 32 hours’ advance notice of the arrival of a busload of migrants in the city and limited the times of day at which migrants can be dropped off.
—Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
-
In recent weeks, Bass has touted the city’s progress in addressing the crisis, saying her first executive order helped speed up the city’s processing of more than 7,000 affordable housing units.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
-
Last month, president Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping executive order designed to put new controls on AI.
—WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
-
An executive order would not be enough to bring a U.S. bitcoin reserve into existence.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 28 July 2024
-
As the Financial Times reports, the president’s executive order on the matter will see more port cranes produced locally.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
-
So what George Bush did was sign an executive order sending the National Guard into foreign deployment.
—Robert Stewart, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Aug. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'executive order.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: