单词 | eventual army |
释义 | > as lemmaseventual army eventual army n. U.S. (now historical) an army that may be raised if required.Only with reference to the army authorized by an act of Congress of 2 March 1799 ‘giving eventual authority to the President of the United States to augment the army’; the act was suspended in 1800. ΚΠ 1799 T. Jefferson Let. 30 Jan. in B. B. Oberg Papers T. Jefferson (2003) XXX. 665 A bill..authorizing the P. in case of a declaration of war..by any European power, to raise an eventual army of 30. regiments. 1799 J. McHenry Let. 13 Mar. in A. Hamilton Papers (1975) XXII. 530 This is what I have done with the organization and eventual army acts, and shall as soon as they are printed send you some copies. 1864 J. C. Hamilton Hist. Republic U.S.A. (ed. 2) VII. cxlvii. 255 Much opposition to the act for an Eventual army had been shown. 2004 P. D. Newman Fries's Rebellion (2005) 160 Doubtless many of the Eventual Army resented being called from their farms at planting time. < as lemmas |
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