royal commission

collocation in English

meaningsofroyalandcommission

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royal
adjective
uk
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/
belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of ...
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commission
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the ...
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(Definition ofroyalandcommissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Testimony before theroyalcommissionechoed this worry about the double threat to hierarchies of age and class.
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His main public role was as a member of theroyalcommissionon the taxation of profits and income which began sitting in 1951.
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The group at first adopted a simple and modest goal - obtaining the appointment of aroyalcommissionto study the question of divorce law.$!
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Theroyalcommissionhas a demanding timetable.
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But he is not aroyalcommission.
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Theroyalcommissionrecommended that reduction.
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What will theroyalcommissionconsider?
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There has been noroyalcommission.
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Theroyalcommissionwas given that task.
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Even less is he aroyalcommission.
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Theroyalcommissionmust address that issue.
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Theroyalcommissionreadily dismissed it.
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Theroyalcommissionconsidered the issues carefully.
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I am concerned about the use of aroyalcommission.
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I welcome the publication of theroyalcommissionreport.
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Thirdly, theroyalcommissionhas been given a demanding timetable.
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Theroyalcommissionwill of course explore such matters.
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However, why not have aroyalcommissionon the police?
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Indeed, theroyalcommissionexplicitly called for such a debate.
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No one knows what theroyalcommissionwill recommend.
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I was attracted to the idea of aroyalcommission.
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Aroyalcommissioncould take that on board.
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That should not be left to aroyalcommission.
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I would like theroyalcommissionto consider that.
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Theroyalcommissionshould have been established two years ago.
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