president of the United States

president of the United States
The head of the executive branch, one of the three branches of the federal government.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


president of the United States
The head of the executive branch, one of the three branches of the federal government.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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