Vocabulary
die
Exekutive
/ɛksekuˈtiːvə/· noun· Pl. die Exekutiven
the executive (government and administration)
Die Exekutive — the branch that carries out the laws: the government, the ministries, the authorities and the police.
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- Singular
- die Exekutive
- Plural
- die Exekutiven
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- der Exekutive
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Exekutive
the executive branch
Die Regierung und die Verwaltung bilden die Exekutive.
The government and the administration form the executive.
Word family
Exekutiveexekutivexecutivedie Exekutionexecution (of a sentence; Austria also: enforcement of a debt)die Exekutivgewaltexecutive power
Common combinations
- die Exekutive kontrollierento scrutinise the executive
- Vertreter der Exekutiverepresentatives of the executive
- die Spitze der Exekutivethe head of the executive
Common learner mistakes
- Sie arbeitet in der Exekutive eines Konzerns.Sie arbeitet in der Geschäftsleitung eines Konzerns.In German, die Exekutive is only the branch of state power. The executives of a company are die Geschäftsleitung or die Führungskräfte.
Real examples
- Die Polizei ist Teil der Exekutive und an Recht und Gesetz gebunden.The police are part of the executive and bound by law and justice.
- Das Parlament hat die Aufgabe, die Exekutive zu kontrollieren.Parliament has the task of scrutinising the executive.
- In der Krise verlagerte sich die Macht spürbar vom Parlament zur Exekutive.During the crisis, power shifted noticeably from parliament to the executive.
