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2. Minister (government) - Wikipedia

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   A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, [1] [2] making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ' prime minister ', ' premier ', ' chief minister ', ' chancellor ' or other title.

3. Chief executive (head of government) - Wikipedia

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   Chief executive is a term used for a head of government that allows its holder to perform various functions. The term can also apply to heads of state as well, though it is less common. The term may refer to the title of the position, but many constituencies place this power in a position with a different title (e.g., president or prime minister ).

4. United States federal executive departments - Wikipedia

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   The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United States, an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. In the Opinion Clause (Article II, section 2, clause 1) of the U.S. Constitution, heads of executive departments are referred to as "principal Officer in each of the executive Departments".

5. Cabinet (government) - Wikipedia

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   This position in relation to the executive power means that, in practice, any spreading of responsibility for the overall direction of the government has usually been done as a matter of preference by the prime minister – either because they are unpopular with their backbenchers, or because they believe that the cabinet should collectively ...

6. Cabinet of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The heads of the executive departments and all other federal agency heads are nominated by the president and then presented to the Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority (although before the use of the "nuclear option" during the 113th United States Congress, they could have been blocked by filibuster, requiring cloture to be ...

7. Prime minister - Wikipedia

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   The term "prime minister" is attested in 17th century sources referring to Cardinal Richelieu, [1] after he was named premier ministre to head the French royal council in 1624. The title was used alongside the principal ministre d'État ("chief minister of the state") more as a job description.

8. Cabinet secretary - Wikipedia

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   Manitoba: Clerk of the Executive Council; New Brunswick: Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet; Newfoundland and Labrador: Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to the Cabinet; Nova Scotia: the head of the civil service is the Clerk of the Executive Council, while the Secretary to the Cabinet is a separate position.

9. President of the United States - Wikipedia

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   She criticized proponents of the unitary executive theory for expanding "the many existing uncheckable executive powers—such as executive orders, decrees, memorandums, proclamations, national security directives and legislative signing statements—that already allow presidents to enact a good deal of foreign and domestic policy without aid ...