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Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch - possibly via a delegated official - to formally approve a bill of that nation's parliament, making it law.  
Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch - possibly via a delegated official - to formally approve a bill of that nation's parliament, making it law.  


In the UK, it is the Queen’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.
In the UK, it is the monarch’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.





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Royal assent is the agreement by a constitutional monarch - possibly via a delegated official - to formally approve a bill of that nation's parliament, making it law.

In the UK, it is the monarch’s assent to making a Bill an Act of the UK Parliament.


See also