presidential memorandum
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A legally binding directive issued by the President of the United States, typically requiring one or more government agencies to carry out specified actions or to commence a regulatory process.
American usage
noun
Alternative letter-case form of presidential memorandum.
Example Sentences
- "17 The Council on Economic Policy, established in February 1973 by Richard Nixon, was formally created by presidential memorandum, generally considered less prestigious than an executive order. The September 19 Haig memorandum to ..."
- "Not surprisingly, agencies faced with massive hiring have concerns about making the process both faster and more user-friendly, and the presidential memorandum responds to those concerns quite concretely. As we saw earlier, currently, ..."
- "14, edited by L. Galambos and D. van Ee, Part II, Chapter 5, Document #373, p. 461 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996). © 1996 The Johns Hopkins University Press, used by permission. This presidential memorandum ..."
- "... US assistance to refugees, presidential memorandum (4/21/99), 9510-1.375 Kosovo, conflict between Serbia authorities and ethnic Albanians, US emergency refugee admissions, presidential memorandum (4/30/99), 9510-1.394 Kosovo, ..."
- "year unknown, Obama Administation’s Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress, DIANE Publishing →ISBN The presidential memorandum included a series of staggered deadlines for implementing each part of the directive. Both the Administration and private organizations have examined federal agency efforts to meet the OGD's requirements."
Usage
- American usage