Executive (government)

Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state. The de facto most senior figure in an executive is referred to as the head of government. The executive may be referred to as the administration, in presidential systems, or simply as the government, in parliamentary systems.

See also

• List of democracy and elections-related topics
• Head of state
• Head of government
• Separation of powers
• Legislature
• Judiciary

Systems of government

• Presidential system
• Parliamentary system
• Semi-presidential system