### Question
Can you define what executive part of the department means?


### Answer
**Executive part of the department** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 101*:

> the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 1-DEFINITIONS**

