royal assent
Britishnoun
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MPs supported the government's motion by 272 votes to 64, with the bill now returning to the Lords for what looks to be the final consideration before it receives royal assent and becomes law.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
But it has now finally been passed, without the amendment, and will become law once royal assent is given.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
King Charles's grandfather George VI granted royal assent to several bills when he visited Canada in 1939, but he never delivered a throne speech.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
The bill will receive royal assent today, the formal process by which the King approves the bill into law.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
The royal assent was given to the decrees of the Vorsynode in the end of December, 1885, and the confessional status was thereby expressly guaranteed.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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