| 单词 | quota bill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquota bill quota bill n. a bill to establish by law a certain quota; (British History) a Parliamentary bill passed in March 1795 under which each county and (by a supplementary bill passed in April) each port had to supply a certain quota of men to the navy. ΚΠ 1757 W. Smith Rev. Mil. Operations N.-Amer. 117 The house then privately took back the quota-bill; and after a few alterations, the council passed it on the 31st of March. 1795 W. Woodfall et al. Impartial Rep. Deb. Two Houses Parl. II. 233 The house resolved itself into a Committee on the County Quota Bill. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Quota-Men, those raised for the navy..by Pitt's quota-bill, in 1795 under bounties of from £20 to £60. 1899 Times 18 Jan. 5/1 The Presidential bureau was communicated announcing the withdrawal..of the Bank Charter Extension Bill, and of the Quota Bill. 1995 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 6 Aug. 4 Frozen employment-equity requirements and set out a plan to repeal the quota bill. < as lemmas |
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