单词 | direct rule |
释义 | > as lemmasdirect rule direct rule n. a system of government in which power and administration are exercised by central government, rather than one in which there is any measure of devolution; spec. with reference to Northern Ireland; contrasted with indirect rule at indirect adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [noun] > direct rule direct rule1922 1922 F. D. Lugard Dual Mandate Brit. Trop. Afr. xi. 227 ‘Tell us what you want done,’ they say to their foreign monitors, ‘and we will take care that your wishes are carried out, but do not attempt to see to their execution yourself.’ This is the whole difference between direct rule and rule through the native rulers. 1936 Discovery Nov. 360/1 Policy may vary from..colonial exploitation to virtual native freedom under the paternal supervision of ‘direct rule’. 1964 P. Worsley in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 384 Thus the attributes of bureaucracy under indirect rule differ profoundly from direct-rule situations. 1970 Guardian 12 Aug. 1/4 The Prime Minister [of N. Ireland]..said: ‘I think if direct rule were imposed, it might provoke a very violent reaction on the part of the Protestant loyalist population.’ < as lemmas |
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