Definitions
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- proper noun The official public seal of any of several nations.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty
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Examples
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And be it remembered that this same Charter, in the same terms, word for word, was sealed in Flanders under the King's Great Seal, that is to say, at Ghent, the 5th day of November, in the 52th year of the reign of our aforesaid Lord the King, and sent into England.
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins John Fiske 1871
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It must be accepted by the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, a man named Sir William Cowper.
Aching for Always Gwyn Cready 2010
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Well, I've got sad news for Ms. Ross 'supporters: The more likely flag mastermind was Francis Hopkinson, who also helped design the Great Seal and signed the Declaration of Independence.
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The idea came from Elias Boudinot of New Jersey, who helped design the Great Seal and was the founder of the American Bible Society.
Bruce Feiler: Thanksgiving Code: Five Hidden Symbols Of America's Holiday 2009
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The Chancellor went to him with the Great Seal, and the Parliament made a new Great Seal.
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I have discovered that the sixth seal mentioned in the Revelations is the Great Seal.
Bleak House 2007
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This is commemorated on our Great Seal with the words Novus Ordo Seclorum, a "new order of the ages."
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Even the pyramid on our Great Seal harkens back to an ancient tradition of wisdom, epitomized by the radiant eye of awakened knowledge at its apex.
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Attorney-General, and on October 19 Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.
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On October 26th -- this is division of elections letter, and that's the one that's got to do with the Great Seal issue, where there was a suit filed on whether forms were to go out with the Great Seal, and Katherine Harris says don't worry about that issue, just go ahead and process these, and remember, you must have the required information.
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