Order-in-council

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  1. 1
    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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"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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