Phrase guide

executive committee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A subcommittee of a board authorized to make some decisions on behalf of the entire board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: management

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noun

Meaning 2

the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Quebec

Topics: government, politics

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 專門小組 /专门小组 (zhuānmén xiǎozǔ) — subcommittee of a board
  • Danish: hovedbestyrelse — subcommittee of a board
  • Danish: forretningskomité — subcommittee of a board
  • Finnish: työvaliokunta — subcommittee of a board
  • Hungarian: intéző bizottság — subcommittee of a board
  • Hungarian: intézőbizottság — subcommittee of a board
  • Hungarian: végrehajtó bizottság — subcommittee of a board
  • Polish: komitet wykonawczy — subcommittee of a board
  • Portuguese: comissão executiva — subcommittee of a board
  • Portuguese: comitê executivo — subcommittee of a board
  • Portuguese: comité executivo — subcommittee of a board
  • Swahili: kamati tendaji — subcommittee of a board
  • Belarusian: выкана́ўчы камітэ́т (vykanáwčy kamitét) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Bulgarian: изпълни́телен комите́т (izpǎlnítelen komitét) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Chinese Mandarin: 執行委員會 /执行委员会 (zhíxíng wěiyuánhuì) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Danish: formandskab — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Estonian: täitevkomitee — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Finnish: kaupunginhallitus — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • French: comité exécutif — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • German: Vorstand — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • German: Exekutivausschuss — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • German: Exekutivkomitee — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Hindi: कार्यपालिका (kāryapālikā) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Hindi: कार्यकारिणी (kāryakāriṇī) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Japanese: 実行委員会 (jikkō iinkai) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Norwegian Bokmål: formannskap — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: formannskap — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Polish: komitet wykonawczy — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Portuguese: comitê executivo — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Portuguese: comité executivo — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Romanian: comitet executiv — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Russian: исполни́тельный комите́т (ispolnítelʹnyj komitét) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Russian: исполко́м (ispolkóm) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Tajik: кумитаи иҷроия (kumita-yi ijroyiya) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Ukrainian: викона́вчий коміте́т (vykonávčyj komitét) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government
  • Ukrainian: виконко́м (vykonkóm) — the cabinet of ministers for a city government