order in council

British

noun

(in Britain and various other Commonwealth countries) a decree of the Cabinet, usually made under the authority of a statute: in theory a decree of the sovereign and Privy Council

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order in council

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon signed an order in council proclaiming the new sovereign after a Cabinet meeting.

From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2022

He read the order in council proclaiming the new monarch to the public in both English and French, ending with, “Long live the King!”

From Reuters ● Sep. 10, 2022

“This means that the order in council to which it led was also unlawful, void and of no effect and should be quashed.”

From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2019

The Queen can make certain laws by an order in council.

From Time Magazine Archive

The decree, it was declared, was a rightful retaliation of a British order in council of six months before, which had established a partial blockade of a portion of the French coast.

From James Madison by Sydney Howard Gay

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