| 单词 | prerogative man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprerogative man prerogative man n. now historical an advocate or supporter of (royal) prerogative. ΚΠ 1646 J. Lilburne Londons Liberty in Chains 32 I..have been so evilly, illegally, and unjustly dealt with all, by Col. Francis West, the present Lieutenant of the Tower (thereunto appointed by the principall prerogative-men of London). 1710 M. Henry Comm. Bible, John iv. 46 He was an Herodian, a royalist, a prerogative man. 1849 Amer. Whig Rev. Jan. p/2 Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Polk, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Dallas, and the rest, are the ‘prerogative’ men, the favorers of Executive domination, and the suppressors of the popular will. 1983 Amer. Hist. Rev. 88 175/2 His fluctuating roles as popular champion and prerogative man suggest to Sheridan that colonial Americans drew on ‘court’ and ‘country’ ideology alternatively. < as lemmas |
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