be vested

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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

Under WA Cares, all workers in the state would be required to pay into the system and after 10 years they’d be vested and could receive $36,500 toward in-home care needs.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

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

Article I of the Constitution provides that all legislative powers granted “shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives”.

From The Short Constitution by Russell, William F.