executive act
1executive — 1. adjective /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv,ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ a) Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect. b) Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day to day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.; as, an executive act, an… …
2executive pardon — An executive act of grace exempting an individual from punishment for a crime he has committed. Such presidential power is authorized by Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. Similar powers are afforded to governors by state constitutions. See also… …
3executive pardon — An executive act of grace exempting an individual from punishment for a crime he has committed. Such presidential power is authorized by Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. Similar powers are afforded to governors by state constitutions. See also… …
4Executive pay — is financial compensation received by an officer of a firm, often as a mixture of salary, bonuses, shares of and/or call options on the company stock, etc. Over the past three decades, executive pay has risen dramatically beyond the rising levels …
5Executive Order 6102 — is an Executive Order signed on April 5, 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates. It required all persons to deliver on or before May 1, 1933 all gold coin, gold… …
6Executive compensation — (also, director remuneration ) is how top executives of business corporations are paid. This includes a basic salary, bonuses, shares, options and other company benefits for work on the board of directors. Over the past three decades, director… …
7Executive Office of the President of the United States — Executive Office of the President Agency overview Formed 1939 Headquarters …
8Executive Outcomes — was a private military company founded in South Africa by former Lieutenant Colonel of the South African Defence Force Eeben Barlow in 1989. It was controlled by the South Africa based holding company Strategic Resource Corporation.… …
9Executive Order 13087 — was signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on May 28, 1998, amending Executive Order 11478 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in the competitive service of the federal civilian workforce. The order also applies to employees of… …
10Executive Order 8802 — (also known as the Fair Employment Act) was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1941, to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry. It was the first federal action, though not a law, to promote equal… …
