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royal assent

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The method by which a constitutional monarch (or a viceroy in a colony or dominion) formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 御准 (yùzhǔn) — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Finnish: kuninkaan hyväksyntä — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • French: sanction royale — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Galician: sanción real — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Indonesian: pengesahan raja — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Malay: perkenan diraja — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Portuguese: consentimento real — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Russian: короле́вская са́нкция (korolévskaja sánkcija) — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law
  • Welsh: cydsyniad brenhinol — method by which a constitutional monarch approves a law