ORDERS IN COUNCIL
\ˈɔːdəz ɪn kˈa͡ʊnsə͡l], \ˈɔːdəz ɪn kˈaʊnsəl], \ˈɔː_d_ə_z ɪ_n k_ˈaʊ_n_s_əl]\
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in times of emergency-war, deficient harvest, etc.-going beyond the already delegated powers, in expectation of future Parliamentary protection.
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Orders by the sovereign, with the advice of the Privy Council, having the force of law, dealing generally with matters of trade, revenue, public health, etc., as to which Parliament has delegated its authority to the Queen in Council ; but also.
By Henry Percy Smith
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).
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