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revisory

American  
[ri-vahy-zuh-ree] / rɪˈvaɪ zə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or for the purpose of revision.


revisory British  
/ rɪˈvaɪzərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having the power to revise

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of revisory

First recorded in 1840–50; revise + -ory 1

Example Sentences

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The revisory commission, appointed by the General Convention, is headed by the Rt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara of Kansas City, head of the revisory committee, says that by 1944 U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

H. Byrne, the president of the Brooklyn club, who was indefatigable in doing the large amount of revisory work which was thrown upon the committee.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 by Chadwick, Henry

The revisory powers of the Judiciary over the acts of Congress were not given in order to excuse the Congress from exercising its preliminary judgment upon the constitutionality of its own acts.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

However, in England the doctrine of the common law yielded to the later doctrine of the omnipotence of Parliament, while in France the revisory power of the judiciary was terminated by the French Revolution.

From The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)

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