Word choice (governance & power): Choose the best verb “In our zeal for progress we should not ______ the executive with more power.” Select the most accurate verb for the context.

Given data

• Context: Warning against granting the executive excessive power.

Concept/Approach
The idiom arm (someone) with means to equip or endow with something powerful (here, authority).

Option analysis
arm — correct idiom: “arm the executive with more power.”give — too plain; lacks idiomatic force.enhance — to increase/improve (usually an object like “enhance power,” not “enhance the executive with power”).avoid — wrong meaning.

Final Answer
arm