单词 | courtesy of the senate |
释义 | > as lemmasCourtesy of the Senate 5. U.S. Courtesy of the Senate: (a) the custom by which the President of the United States, in making appointments to office, is guided by the wishes of the Senators of the State in which the office is held; (b) the custom by which the nomination of Senators or Ex-senators to an office is confirmed without reference to a committee. ΚΠ 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. vi. 79 By this system, which obtained the name of the Courtesy of the Senate, the President was practically enslaved as regards appointments. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. vi. 80 The ‘Courtesy of the Senate’ would never have attained its present strength but for the growth..of the so-called Spoils System. < as lemmas |
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