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General Council

of five Crown nominees, twenty-two persons chosen by the same number of universities and colleges, and five persons elected by the registered medical practitioners of the United Kingdom (Medical Act, 1886, s. 7). See S.R. & O.,

dilution

a weakening of the voting rights of a group of citizens (as a minority) because the representatives they elect have no greater legislative power than the representatives elected by smaller voting groups

gerrymander

gerrymander [Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts] 1 : the act or method of gerrymandering 2 : a

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president

of the United States shall be President of the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 5 a : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government

Crown colony

A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament but governed by a chief magistrate called Governor appointed by the Crown with executive

Electioneer

To make interest for a candidate at an election to use arts for securing the election of a candidate

Nominee

by another to any office duty or position one nominated or proposed by others for office or for election to office One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office

Agent

v. Francis, (1870) LR 5 CP 295; Durant v. Keighley, Maxted & Co., 1910 AC 240. As to election agents see the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 125), by new law. As to

Alderman

should remain six years in office (being twice the length of the councillors's period of office), and be elected by the councillors, but not necessarily from amongst the councillors; and this enactment is repeated by s. 14

All the components units thereof

party while retaining their separate identity instead of merging themselves into the new political party, Ramashankar Kaushik v. Election Commission of India, (1974) 1 SCC 271: AIR 1974 SC 445 (452). [Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,

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General Council

of five Crown nominees, twenty-two persons chosen by the same number of universities and colleges, and five persons elected by the registered medical practitioners of the United Kingdom (Medical Act, 1886, s. 7). See S.R. & O.,

dilution

a weakening of the voting rights of a group of citizens (as a minority) because the representatives they elect have no greater legislative power than the representatives elected by smaller voting groups

gerrymander

gerrymander [Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts] 1 : the act or method of gerrymandering 2 : a

Keep your definitions linked to case research

president

of the United States shall be President of the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 5 a : an elected official serving as both chief of state and chief political executive in a republic having a presidential government

Crown colony

A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament but governed by a chief magistrate called Governor appointed by the Crown with executive

Electioneer

To make interest for a candidate at an election to use arts for securing the election of a candidate

Nominee

by another to any office duty or position one nominated or proposed by others for office or for election to office One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office

Agent

v. Francis, (1870) LR 5 CP 295; Durant v. Keighley, Maxted & Co., 1910 AC 240. As to election agents see the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 125), by new law. As to

Alderman

should remain six years in office (being twice the length of the councillors's period of office), and be elected by the councillors, but not necessarily from amongst the councillors; and this enactment is repeated by s. 14

All the components units thereof

party while retaining their separate identity instead of merging themselves into the new political party, Ramashankar Kaushik v. Election Commission of India, (1974) 1 SCC 271: AIR 1974 SC 445 (452). [Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,

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