legal holiday

NOUN

authorized holiday

Synonyms

WEAK

bank holiday business holiday national holiday

Example Sentences

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And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

By 1973, King’s hometown of Atlanta had designated the day as a legal holiday.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2021

Although King was assassinated in 1968, legislation designating the third Monday in January—near his Jan. 15 birthday—as a legal holiday to honor him did not pass until 1983.

From Time • Jan. 13, 2017

Washington State does not recognize it as a legal holiday.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2016

But it has soon so commended itself to all that, in most cases, it has been established by law and made a legal holiday.

From Arbor Day Leaves A Complete Programme For Arbor Day Observance, Including Readings, Recitations, Music, and General Information by Egleston, Nathaniel Hillyer