| 单词 | election by compromise |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselection by compromise b. election by compromise: see quots. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > where decision is delegated election by compromise1726 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 242 The third Form of an Election was that of a Compromissum, viz. when some certain Clergymen qualified by Law, had a power granted to them of electing by a Compromise. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Word is also used in Beneficiary Matters; where it signifies an Act, whereby those who have the Right of Election, transfer it to one or more Persons, to elect a Person Capable of the Office or Dignity. Thus, we have seen Members of Parliament elected by Compromise. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 204/1 Compromise is, when all the cardinals agree to entrust the election to a small committee of two or three members of the body. < as lemmas |
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