be vested
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That word is “ALL”—“All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Article II says, “the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Authority for issuing the orders is rooted in Article II of the US constitution, external, which states: "The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America."
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Worse, unless Hamlin played three seasons, he wouldn’t be vested in the league’s benefits program that could provide care for him after such a frightening event.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2023
Article I. The legislative power shall be vested in a House of Representatives.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Willis Fletcher Johnson