revisory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of revisory
Example Sentences
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Bishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara of Kansas City, head of the revisory committee, says that by 1944 U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
The revisory commission, appointed by the General Convention, is headed by the Rt.
From Time Magazine Archive
As to many of these minor matters, the function of the Commission might well be made revisory, and the primary responsibility delegated to subordinate officials after the practice long in vogue in the executive departments.
From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert
Of course I must practice a general directory and revisory power in the matter.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 by Lincoln, Abraham
The Lords of Trade and Plantations would have rightly thought such a step hardly consistent with the maintenance of their revisory and controlling powers.
From The American Judiciary by Baldwin, Simeon E., LLD
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