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| The Scottish Executive is to be rebranded as the Scottish Government, First Minister Alex Salmond is expected to announce. | The Scottish Executive is to be rebranded as the Scottish Government, First Minister Alex Salmond is expected to announce. |
| The new name will be used on all documents, letters and publicity material, as well as on signs outside government buildings. | The new name will be used on all documents, letters and publicity material, as well as on signs outside government buildings. |
| The move came after research suggested the term 'executive' was meaningless to many people. | The move came after research suggested the term 'executive' was meaningless to many people. |
| But the administration's legal name will still be the Scottish Executive. | But the administration's legal name will still be the Scottish Executive. |
| The first document to feature the new title will be the SNP's legislative programme, which is due to be unveiled on Wednesday. | The first document to feature the new title will be the SNP's legislative programme, which is due to be unveiled on Wednesday. |
| A new Scottish government sign is to be put in place outside its Victoria Quay building in Leith, replacing the existing Scottish Executive sign. | A new Scottish government sign is to be put in place outside its Victoria Quay building in Leith, replacing the existing Scottish Executive sign. |
| The overwhelming majority of people had no idea what the term 'executive' meant Alex SalmondFirst Minister | |
| And a saltire will replace the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on the Scottish government's official documents. | And a saltire will replace the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on the Scottish government's official documents. |
| The rebranding is expected to cost about £100,000. | The rebranding is expected to cost about £100,000. |
| Politicians from the Lib Dems and Labour have already begun to use the term Scottish government in recent months. | Politicians from the Lib Dems and Labour have already begun to use the term Scottish government in recent months. |
| A poll held after then-Labour chief whip Tom McCabe said he was open to suggestions for a name change in 2001 showed that only 29% of people wanted the title Scottish Executive to remain. | A poll held after then-Labour chief whip Tom McCabe said he was open to suggestions for a name change in 2001 showed that only 29% of people wanted the title Scottish Executive to remain. |
| Mr Salmond said Northern Ireland was the only other country in the world where the word 'executive' was used to describe a layer of government. | |
| He added: "The overwhelming majority of people had no idea what the term 'executive' meant. | |
| "Obviously the Scottish administration is the government. It is regarded as the government across a range of issues, and it should act like a government." |