NOUN | state | executive clemency | the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction |
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Meaning | The power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction. | |
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Broader | office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
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