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Execution of the Bohemian rebel leaders (1621)
The execution of the Bohemian rebel leaders took place on 21 June 1621, when 27 leaders of the defeated Bohemian revolt were beheaded in Prague.
Execution of the Old Town leaders
The Execution of the Old Town leaders (Popravy na Staroměstském náměstí) was the public beheading of 27 Bohemian Estates leaders in Prague on 21 June 1621, after White Mountain.
Execution of the Timbuktu notables by Judar Pasha
The execution of the Timbuktu notables was the repression of the city's leading scholars by the Moroccan occupation army after the 1591 conquest of Songhai.
Execution of the Timbuktu qadis by Sunni Ali
The execution of the Timbuktu qadis was the killing and expulsion of Timbuktu's leading Muslim scholars by Sunni Ali after he seized the city in 1468.
Execution of the twelve princes and ten princesses of the imperial house
The execution of the twelve princes and ten princesses of the imperial house (杀公子公主) was a purge of the Qin imperial family ordered by the Second Emperor Hu Hai.
Execution of the Uganda Martyrs
The execution of the Uganda Martyrs was the killing of 45 Christian converts at the court of Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda, present-day Uganda, between 1885 and 1887.
Execution of the Yang clan (Yang Jun's clan)
The execution of the Yang clan (杨氏之诛族) was the annihilation of Western Jin regent Yang Jun's family in 291, led by Empress Jia Nanfeng and Sima Wei.
Execution of Vladimir of Staritsa and the Staritsa affair
The execution of Vladimir of Staritsa, the Staritsa affair, was Ivan IV's 1569 destruction of his cousin Prince Vladimir Staritsky, one of the last appanage princes, and his family.
Execution of Yang Yun
The Execution of Yang Yun (杨恽之诛) was the Western Han conviction and execution of official Yang Yun, sentenced to waist-cutting for treason after Emperor Xuan read his letter.
Execution of Yu Qian
The execution of Yu Qian (夺门之变后诛于谦) was the killing of Ming minister Yu Qian, defender of Beijing after the 1449 Tumu defeat, on treason charges following the Duomen coup.
Execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Pakistan's first elected prime minister (1973–1977), hanged 4 April 1979 in Rawalpindi after a murder trial under Zia-ul-Haq's martial law; the Supreme Court ruled in 2024 the trial was unfair.
Execution-based verification
Execution-based verification judges generated programs by running them on test inputs and checking behavior, supplying the pass@k metric and reward signals for training LLMs to write code.
Executioner
Executioner: the official who carries out death sentences. Known in medieval France as bourreau; also called hangman, headsman, or Scottish lockman. Role evolved from varied delegated duties into hereditary, dishonorable trade, then anonymous modern prison personnel.
Executionist movement
The Executionist movement (ruch egzekucyjny) was a 16th-century political movement of the Polish middle szlachta that demanded strict enforcement of laws against magnates and the return of illegally granted royal lands.
Executive (government)
Executive (government): the branch that puts laws into action, alongside legislature and judiciary. Covers political vs permanent executive, separation of powers, and presidential, parliamentary, and semi-presidential forms.
Executive Branch (club)
Executive Branch is a private, invitation-only members club founded in 2025 in Washington, D.C., by Donald Trump Jr. and others, charging about $500,000 to connect Trump supporters with administration officials.
Executive car
An executive car is a medium-to-large premium saloon or estate, classified as Segment E in UK and EU vehicle categories, typified by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5 Series.
Executive Committee Range
Executive Committee Range: five-volcano chain in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, along 126°W; discovered 1940 by the US Antarctic Service and named for its Executive Committee; Mount Sidley, 4,285 m, is Antarctica's highest volcano.
Executive compensation
Executive compensation is the pay, including salary, bonuses, equity, and benefits, that public companies give their CEOs and senior officers, typically dominated by stock awards.
Executive Council of Ontario
Executive Council of Ontario (Cabinet): council of ministers of the Crown chaired by the Premier, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor under the Executive Council Act; acts through Orders in Council.
Executive Decision
Executive Decision (1996) is an American action thriller, Stuart Baird's directorial debut, written by Jim and John Thomas. Kurt Russell's intelligence analyst boards a hijacked 747 carrying nerve gas; Steven Seagal's character dies early. Grossed $55.7M in the US.
Executive departments of the Philippines
The executive departments of the Philippines, organized under the Administrative Code of 1987 (EO 292), are the Executive Branch's primary subdivisions, each headed by a Secretary, overseeing bureaus and attached agencies, and carrying UACS budget codes.
Executive director
An executive director is a director who also works inside an organization, running it day to day; in nonprofits the title is the common label for the CEO role.
Executive dysfunction
Executive dysfunction is impaired ability to manage thoughts, emotions, and actions, seen in ADHD, addictions, depression, brain injury, and dementia. Core deficits involve inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility; treated via the underlying condition.
Executive functions
Executive functions: top-down cognitive processes (inhibition, working memory updating, set shifting) controlling goal-directed behavior, prefrontal-network based, impaired in ADHD and dementia, assessed by tests, rating scales, and VR.
Executive Office appointments by Donald Trump
Executive Office appointments by Donald Trump: senior White House and EOP staff picks including chiefs of staff, press secretaries, and OMB directors, marked by record first-term turnover and loyalty-focused second-term staffing.
Executive Office appointments of the second Trump administration
Executive Office appointments of the second Trump administration: political appointments to the EOP from January 20, 2025, including Susie Wiles as chief of staff, Russell Vought at OMB, record non-Senate-confirmed hiring, and high turnover.
Executive Office of the President of the United States
The Executive Office of the President (EOP), created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 under the Reorganization Act of 1939, is the group of staff agencies, including the White House Office and OMB, that supports the President.
Executive officer
Executive officer: in the military, the second-in-command of a ship or unit (US Navy XO, Army company XO) who runs daily organization for the commanding officer; in corporate law, a company officer with policy-making authority under 17 CFR 240.3b-7.
Executive order (United States)
Executive order (United States): a presidential directive to executive agencies with the force of law when based on valid constitutional or statutory authority. Not defined in the Constitution; published and numbered in the Federal Register; first used by Washington in 1789; subject to judicial review (Youngstown) and congressional revocation.