Noun
executive agreement (plural executive agreements)
an agreement between the heads of government of two or more nations
By 1941, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King made an executive agreement to build the joint hydro and navigation works, but this failed to receive the assent of the U.S. Congress. Source: Internet
At the outbreak of World War Two in Europe, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive agreement with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to trade U.S. naval destroyers for bases in the British West Indies. Source: Internet
On May 1, 2012, President Obama and President Karzai signed the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement, a legally executive agreement between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America. Source: Internet
Currently, international agreements are executed by executive agreement rather than treaties at a rate of 10:1. Source: Internet