Central Executive Committee

A Central Executive Committee is a governing body with executive power of various parties, governments, or private organizations:

  • Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union, the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in 1922–1938
  • Central Executive Committee of Kuomintang, a political party in Taiwan
  • Central Executive Committee of People's Action Party, ruling party in Singapore
  • All-Russian Central Executive Committee
  • All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee
  • Central Executive Committee of Soviets (Councils) of Romanian Front, Black See Fleet, and Odessa Oblast, known better as Rumcherod
  • Central Executive Committee of Soviets (Councils) of Sibiria, known better as Centrosibir

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    “A committee is an animal with four back legs.”
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