order in council
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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
On the 15th January, 1836, Sir John Colborne, by order in council, established fifty-seven rectories in Upper Canada, and endowed them out of the clergy reserve lands.
From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)
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