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Meanings of royal commission in English

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

Usage of royal commission in English
1
Mr McMaster's collapse came in the second week of the royal commission.
News.com.au
2
New Zealand has announced a royal commission inquiry into the Christchurch attack.
Reuters
3
Bandt renewed his own call last week for a banking royal commission.
The Guardian
4
The then premier, Colin Barnett, has recently called for a royal commission.
The Guardian
5
Labor lost the election but the calls continued for a royal commission.
News.com.au
6
The royal commission chair, Justice Peter McClellan, questioned Pell on the comments.
The Guardian
7
And it's not just the royal commission causing headaches for Australian banks.
Radio NZ
8
Few at the ABC want the equivalent of a banking royal commission.
The Guardian
9
These figures are taken from a royal commission report and are authentic.
The People of the Abyss
10
Governments given by royal commission, for example; what point could be clearer?
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 25: 1577, part II
11
This was supposed to be a royal commission, not a royal mess.
Radio NZ
12
The problem, the banking royal commission heard, had occurred since 2009.
News.com.au
13
Consumer class actions had increased because of the banking royal commission, he said.
The Guardian
14
We led the sector in calling for the royal commission to be held.
News.com.au
15
The royal commission is due to report back to the government in December.
Radio NZ
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It said a royal commission into the abuses into detention was not needed.
The Guardian
This collocation consists of:
Royal commission through the time
Royal commission across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare