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social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > comparative politics > executive (government)
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executive (government)  

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  • The national executive—more usually referred to as the “government” or, in the United States, as the “administration”—is the only political institution that exists in every country. There cannot be a state without a national executive, while bodies such as legislatures, parties, or interest groups exist only where the polity is, at least relatively speaking, liberal-democratic. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Executive]

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