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Definition of royal assent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

royal assent

noun

/ˌrɔɪəl əˈsent/

/ˌrɔɪəl əˈsent/

often the royal assent

[uncountable]

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(in the UK) the act of signing an Act of Parliament by the king or queen so that it becomes law
- The new Act received (the) royal assent last week.
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