be vested
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"Accordingly, if sovereignty is to be vested in any nation, it must rightfully be the Maldives."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Article II says, “the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
He points out that Wyoming has a statute under which “ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath.”
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022
Meanwhile, House legislation would allow older workers set to retire soon but who wouldn’t yet be vested into the program to get some benefits, according to Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022
Why should the executive power be vested in the hands of a single person while the judicial and legislative powers are vested in bodies or assemblies?
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
