order-in-council
See also: order in council
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Noun
order-in-council (plural orders-in-council)
- In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government.
- 2007, Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson, "Job One: A new holiday," Toronto Star, 12 Oct., p. A1
- Ontario's ninth statutory holiday was approved with an order-in-council. […] The document needs only to have two cabinet signatures.
- 2007, Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson, "Job One: A new holiday," Toronto Star, 12 Oct., p. A1
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