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  • 1ordinary legislative procedure — co decision (now called ordinary legislative procedure) European Union The co decision procedure was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. It gives the European Parliament (EP) the power to adopt instruments jointly with the Council of the… …

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  • 2ordinary resolution — A resolution passed by a simple majority of members present at a general meeting. Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. UK law terms. ordinary resolution A resolution that has been passed by a simple maj …

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  • 3Ordinary People (Slovakia) — Ordinary People (Slovak: Obyčajní Ľudia), abbreviated to OL, is a conservative political party in Slovakia. It ran four candidates on the list of the classical liberal Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) in the 2010 election to the National Council, and …

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  • 4Ordinary referendum — The ordinary referendum[1] is a referendum in the Republic of Ireland in which the president may refer a bill directly to the electorate before it becomes law. Articles 27 and 47 of the Constitution of Ireland provides for a referendum on a… …

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  • 5Ordinary resolution — In business or commercial law in certain common law jurisdictions, an ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by the shareholders of a company by a simple or bare majority (for example more than 50% of the vote) either at a convened meeting of …

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  • 6Ordinary law — An ordinary law is a normal law, generally distinguished from a constitutional law, organic law, or other similar law. Typically, ordinary laws are subordinate to constitutional and organic laws, and are more easily changed than constitutional or …

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  • 7Ordinary Heroes (nonfiction) — For other uses, see Ordinary Heroes (disambiguation). Ordinary Heroes: Untold Stories of World War II   …

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  • 8ordinary resolution — A shareholders resolution to be voted on at the Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting of a company, where a majority of votes cast at the meeting is needed for the resolution to be passed. Most resolutions are ordinary… …

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  • 9ordinary shares — noun stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation s profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks • Syn: ↑common stock, ↑common shares •… …

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  • 10ordinary resolution — A resolution that is valid if passed by a majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of a British company. No notice that the resolution is to be proposed is required. The UK Companies Act prescribes this type of resolution for certain… …

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