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order-in-council

noun

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  1. In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive…

    In some Commonwealth parliamentary systems, a legally-enforceable decree by the executive branch of a government.

    • Ontario's ninth statutory holiday was approved with an order-in-council. […] The document needs only to have two cabinet signatures.

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