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Meanings of commission of enquiry in English

Formal body created for public enquiry into a defined issue in some Commonwealth monarchies.

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Examples for "royal commission"
Examples for "royal commission"
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Mr McMaster's collapse came in the second week of the royal commission.
News.com.au
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New Zealand has announced a royal commission inquiry into the Christchurch attack.
Reuters
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Bandt renewed his own call last week for a banking royal commission.
The Guardian
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The then premier, Colin Barnett, has recently called for a royal commission.
The Guardian
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Labor lost the election but the calls continued for a royal commission.
News.com.au
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But the commission of inquiry itself raises the question: Is she right?
The Irish Times
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A judicial commission of inquiry into state capture doesn't halt our action.
The South African
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In broad terms, a commission of inquiry serves as an inquisitorial process.
The South African
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It's official, we have been awarded with yet another commission of inquiry.
The South African
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Michael Kirby, chairman of the UN commission of inquiry on human rights.
The Guardian
Usage of commission of enquiry in English
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Srikrishna spent five years collecting a mass of evidence for that commission of enquiry.
Reuters
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This masculinization idea had also sent her on a commission of enquiry into Mexico.
The Secret Places of the Heart
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The level of abuse that mathematics is subjected to by politicians needs a commission of enquiry.
The South African
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Zuma was ordered by the remedial action to appoint a commission of enquiry into state capture.
The South African
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The former PP added that now, more than ever, a commission of enquiry into her report is essential.
The South African
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Madonsela had originally recommended that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng head up a commission of enquiry into the matter.
The South African
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Copies of the emails, which form part of the official record of the Marikana commission of enquiry, were obtained by Reuters.
Reuters
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Every parliamentary commission of enquiry and every court case against the government consumes tax payer money that should have been spent more productively.
The South African
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Singapore International Mediation of Advocates member, Advocate Paul Joseph Pretorius will head the legal team of in the commission of enquiry into state capture.
The South African
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Zuma was finally persuaded to establish a commission of enquiry into state capture and Ramaphosa started restoring credibility to the management of state owned enterprises.
The South African
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The affairs of the new settlement were now in such a disorganised state that a commission of enquiry was appointed, and the result was that
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
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And there is the pleasurable recall of the sharpness of the advocacy of K D Knight and Patrick Atkinson during the related commission of enquiry.
Jamaica Observer
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A Commission of Enquiry into corrupt practices at elections in cities and boroughs.
The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's c...
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Chairperson of the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture.
The South African
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Andrew will also be informing us of the progress of the Arms Deal Commission of Enquiry.
The South African
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Reader, summon up your courage and peruse to the bitter end the conclusions of the Official Commission of Enquiry.
Their Crimes