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 | | Though officially the representative of the King, the Governor-General also received instructions from the British Government on his use of the Royal Assent, namely would a Bill passed by the Dáil and Seanad be Granted Assent (signed into law), Withheld (not signed, pending later approval) or denied (ie, vetoed). |
 | | Letters Patent to the first Governor-General Tim Healy had named Bills that if passed were to be blocked, namely an attempt to abolish the Oath, etc. In reality no such Bills were ever introduced, so the issue never arose. |
 | | A tiny minority of Irish people, usually attached to small parties like Sinn Féin and Republican Sinn Féin, denied the right of the twenty-six county state to use the name 'republic', continually referring to the twenty-six county state as the 'Free State', its citizens 'Free Staters' and its government the "Free State" or "Dublin" Government. |
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