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

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

All power shall be vested in the Soviets of Workers, Peasants, and Red Army men.”

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony