"exco" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: excos [plural]
Etymology: From the initial syllables. Head templates: {{en-noun}} exco (plural excos)
  1. (informal) Executive committee or council. Tags: informal Translations (executive committee or council): 行會 (Chinese Cantonese), 行会 (alt: hang⁴ wui⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), johtokunta (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2001, Norman Levy, Chris Tapscott, Intergovernmental Relations in South Africa:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 June 27, “Sepp Blatter says decision to leave Fifa was ‘liberating’”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Blatter said Asia and Africa were not democratically represented on the exco he has chaired as president since 1998.",
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        "(informal) Executive committee or council."
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "executive committee or council",
          "word": "行會"
        },
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          "alt": "hang⁴ wui⁶⁻²",
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          "sense": "executive committee or council",
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      "sense": "executive committee or council",
      "word": "行會"
    },
    {
      "alt": "hang⁴ wui⁶⁻²",
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      "sense": "executive committee or council",
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