Executive (government)
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The executive is the part of the government that executes or enforces the law and policy of a government. It is typically organized as a branch of government, though in other systems of government lik
Vanhanen II Cabinet in a session of the Finnish Parliament, 2007
Head of government
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In the executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the 2nd-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, an autonomous region, a dependent territory, a self-governing colony
Executive (government)
…The top leadership roles of the executive branch may include: head of government – often the prime minister, overseeing the administration of all affairs of state. defence minister – overseeing the armed forces, determining military…
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and President Christina Kirchner of Argentina in 2015
The heads of government of five members of the Commonwealth of Nations at the 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference. From left to right, Mackenzie King (Canada), Jan Smuts (South Africa), Winston Churchill (United Kingdom), Peter Fraser (New Zealand), and John Curtin (Australia).