Ponsonby Rule

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Etymology

Named after British politician and legislator Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede.

Proper noun

the Ponsonby Rule

  1. (UK politics) A constitutional convention (which acquired legal force in 2010) dictating that most international treaties had to be laid before Parliament 21 days before ratification.