An executive president is a president who exercises active executive power in a certain systems of government. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. A system of government is a term that refers to the set of political Institutions by which a Government of a State is organized in order to exert its powers Executive presidents are active in day-to-day governance of a nation, and are usually popularly elected.

They contrast with figurehead presidents, common in most Parliamentary republics, in which the president serves symbolic, nonpolitical roles (and often is appointed to office by parliament) while the prime minister holds all relevant executive power. In politics a figurehead, by Metaphor with the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship is a person who holds an important title or office yet executes little A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a form of a Republic which operates under a Parliamentary system of government This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. A small number of nations, most notably South Africa, have both an executive presidency and a system of governance that is broadly parliamentary in character. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In these states, the offices of president and prime minister (as both head of state and head of government respectively) might be said to be combined.

The above examples notwithstanding, executive presidencies are found in presidential systems and semi-presidential systems. A presidential system is a System of government where an executive branch exists and presides (hence the term separately from the Legislature The semi-presidential system is a System of government in which a prime minister and a President are both active participants in the day-to-day administration

The usual checks and balances on an executive president are through the judicial system, through statutory authorizations and/or prohibitions, and by some legislative body or bodies (Congress, Parliament, Senate). Rarely, an executive president wields some unchecked powers which eventually leads to abuse.

In the corporate environment the “Executive President” is the officer that exercises the majority of control over a company. It is his/her job to lead the company and guide it into a direction of profit and success. They work often with the COO and CFO of the cooperation to govern the company as a whole. At some companies this title is also referred to as CEO, Chief Executive Officer. If a said company has a Board of Directors the Executive President/CEO will often serve as chair person of the Board.

See also

• Presidential system
• Semi-presidential system
• Parliamentary republics
• Corporate governance

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