county executive

collocation in English

meaningsofcountyandexecutive

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county
adjective
uk
/ˈkaʊn.ti/us
/ˈkaʊn.t̬i/
behaving in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in ...
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executive
noun[C]
uk
/ɪɡˈzek.jə.tɪv/us
/ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them ...
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(Definition ofcountyandexecutivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In order to meet the demand othercountyexecutivecommittees were compelled to release for service men in a similar position.
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It was started by the removal of the powers of thecountyexecutivecommittees.
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I cannot conceive acountyexecutivecommittee giving a direction to a landowner to reduce a building—that is almost incredible.
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Thecountyexecutivecommittee previously controlled a considerable pool of mobile labour, for instance—the prisoners of war.
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I am satisfied that that is not the general view ofcountyexecutivecommittees.
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The farmer who is dispossessed is not, in fact, dispossessed by thecountyexecutivecommittee.
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Thecountyexecutivecommittee come along and order a landlord to spend a large sum of money.
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I can tell him that all the experts in the poultry industry andcountyexecutivecommittees have been interviewed.
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I can quote statements made by other leading members of thecountyexecutivecommittee.
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That is the effect of the action which thecountyexecutivecouncil has taken in cutting down this doctor's list.
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That is, of course, one of the items which thecountyexecutivecommittees will take care of.
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I think it can be safely said that wherever acountyexecutivecommittee has taken over, it has made improvements and not allowed dilapidations.
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I had always believed that they had some trust in the judgment of their peers on thecountyexecutivecommittees.
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Is it a fact that thecountyexecutivecommittees have to decide this point?
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It does not say that there is any form of appeal to thecountyexecutivecommittee.
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Mycountyexecutivecommittee of both farmers unions are convinced of the worthwhile nature of these executive committees.
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Thecountyexecutivecommittees should be made absolutely and entirely responsible for day-to-day administration.
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All that thecountyexecutivecommittee have to do is to uphold an ordinary notice to quit given by a landlord.
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As a matter of fact, we have already issued the necessary instructions tocountyexecutivecommittees.
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They attend to drainage schemes which farmers submit to thecountyexecutive.
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