单词 | the president's pay agent |
释义 | > as lemmasthe President's pay agent pay agent n. an official who pays wages; (now chiefly U.S., more fully the President's pay agent) a panel responsible for advising the U.S. president on rates of pay for government employees. ΚΠ 1847 Times 18 June 7/4 Six men, with their faces blackened, attempted to rob and murder Mr. W. Weyland, a Government pay agent. 1876 Biogr. Encycl. Ohio 412/2 On his return to Ohio he was appointed by Governor Brough, in February, 1864, Pay Agent, and served in that capacity until the close of the war. 2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Oct. b2 The proposal would have to clear a higher-level review board, called the President's Pay Agent. < as lemmas |
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