| 释义 |
reaˈdjuster
[f. prec.]
One who readjusts.
1862Thornbury Life Turner II. 256 Turner was..a selector, reviser, a readjuster of Nature.
b. U.S. A member of a political party (formed in 1877–8) in Virginia, which advocated a legislative readjustment of the State debt.
1879Nation (N.Y.) 13 Nov. 317/2 Further news from Virginia indicates that the Repudiators, or Readjusters, as they call themselves, have elected a majority of the General Assembly. 1883M. D. Conway in Glasgow Weekly Her. 1 Sept. 3/2 The readjuster reminds the negro that he was a slave when this debt was formed..and should not be taxed for the interest. |