But, as the Supreme Court told President Truman when he attempted to use an executive order to place all steel factories under control of the federal government, executive orders may not be used to make laws, only to execute them.
The Constitution says Congress can call up the militia only to "execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions," all tasks performed within the United States.
He mocked all the sacred cows of art, proudly boasting of hiring people not only to execute his paintings but also to come up with ideas for them.
In 1532, the conquistadors held Inca leader Atahualpa for ransom, only to execute him before the largest portion of the treasure could arrive.
But Vanja Calovic, an anti-corruption crusader, suggests that Mr Luksic is prime minister "only to execute the decisions of Mr Djukanovic"—and that the fight against organised crime is a charade.
The framers meant for the legislative branch to be the most important actor in the federal government: Congress was to make the laws and the president was empowered only to execute them.
"I have got a deliberate plan, as we all do, based on future requirements, because our job is not only to execute today's fight but to be prepared for continued integration in the future," General North said during an interview this month at his headquarters in Southwest Asia.
At first glance, the Cisco and Otis examples seem to support the view that propagating processes using enterprise IT necessarily leads to more centralized companies ones in which most of the important decisions are made at the top and the rest of the business exists only to execute them.
It would be hyperbolic to declare the Astros' offseason a resounding success, but on the heels of their franchise-record 103 wins, the club needed only to execute sound roster tweaks.
Humans are more comfortable when cars drive in ways that include recognizable behavior, so Google has trained its self-driving fleet not only to execute three-point turns, but to do so in a way that "feels natural" to those on board.
