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royal commissions

royal commissions is the plural of royal commission.

Meaning of royal commission

Noun

royal commission (plural royal commissions)

  1. A major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a particular issue, in some monarchies.
    • It was a pity that sailors weren’t called as witnesses before the Royal Commission on sly-grog liquor.1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 30

Questions about royal commissions

What is royal commissions the plural of?
Royal commissions is the plural of royal commission.

Words near royal commissions in the dictionary

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  2. royal casino
  3. royal chinchilla
  4. royal chinchillas
  5. royal commission
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  9. royal cubit
  10. royal cubits
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