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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- An Executive Board is the resident decision-making body of an international organisation that conducts day-to-day operations and policy between sessions of its plenary assembly.
- How does the IMF Executive Board differ from the Board of Governors?
- Why does the United States effectively hold a veto on the IMF Executive Board?
- How is the WHO Executive Board constituted?
- What distinguishes an Executive Board from a Secretariat?

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