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单词 call of the house
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call of the House
4. Politics. In a parliamentary chamber, esp. the British House of Commons: the process of reading out names from a list to establish who is present; an instance of this. Frequently in call of the House. Cf. to call over 1 at call v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete.The call of the House was a formal procedure invoked in order to ensure full attendance for urgent business, as the announcement of a forthcoming call functioned as a summons. Members who were absent were liable to a fine or imprisonment.
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the mind > language > naming > [noun] > reading aloud of names
call1606
absence1753
mustering1769
bill1814
muster roll1834
call-over1863
1606 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 17 Apr. 5 f. 106v Wednesday sennight to call the house and to impose fynes upon such as were absent upon ye last call & shalbe then absent.
a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1648 330/1 Order for a call of the House, and a Fine of twenty pound upon those absent.
1723 W. Nicolson Let. 10 Sept. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 332 On this topic the Commons were very warm yesterday; and their Debates ended in a Call of their Members, and the appointing a day..for the consideration of that particular.
1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 318 I think to make my motion as soon as possible after the call of the House.
a1832 J. Mackintosh Hist. Revol. Eng. (1834) ii. 45 The attendance was partly caused by a call of the House... On the call..it appeared that forty were either minors, abroad, or confined by sickness.
1879 T. E. May Treat. Law Parl. (ed. 8) vii. 217 The attendance of members is generally ample; and a call is of little avail in taking the sense of the house, as there is no compulsory process by which members can be obliged to vote. Hence calls of the house have long since ceased to find favour; and no call of the house has been enforced since 1836.
1900 New S. Wales Parl. Deb.: Legislative Assembly 18 July 1114/1 A call of the House is provided for under the standing orders.
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