reserved power
noun
a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.
Origin of reserved power
1First recorded in 1825–35
Words Nearby reserved power
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How to use reserved power in a sentence
Shall there be no reserved power in the empire to supply a deficiency which may weaken, divide, and dissipate the whole?
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonThere was about him at that time an air of reserved power which interested though it did not attract those who knew him.
Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2) | F. Marion CrawfordThrough all there is a striking sense of reserved power, and of absolute mastery of the art.
From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 | George William CurtisThey like to have an adjunct to the best-working machinery, a sort of reserved power.
In the mean time, the people consider themselves the safest depositary of their reserved power.
Peter the Great | Jacob Abbott
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