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Bishop
his diocese or jurisdiction in England, Wales, or Ireland, and the archbishop's suffragan or assistant. A bishop is elected by the king's cong' d' 'lire, or license to elect the person named by the king, accompanied, by
Superintendence, direction and control
words 'superintendence', 'direction' and 'control' are wide enough to include all powers necessary for the smooth conduct of elections. It is, however, seen that Parliament has been vested with the power to make law under Article 327
Infralapsarian
One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a
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Borough Council
of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, and consisting of a mayor, alderman, and councillors, the councillors being elected by the burgesses, and the mayor and aldermen by the council. The councillors are elected for three years,
Conversion, equitable
s. 71. But the beneficiary, or all the beneficiaries together, provided they are sui juris and unanimous, may elect to take the property in its existing shape before the actual conversion has taken place, and the property
Electoral franchise
Electoral franchise. (1) The qualifications entitling persons to vote at Parliamentary elections. A brief sketch of the changes up
Parliamentary Constituency
is the parliamentary constituency that sends the representatives to fill the seats in the House of the people. Elections are held from such constituencies and candidates declared duly elected, fill the seats in the House of Parliament
Quo warranto
This proceeding was, until 1872, the one generally adopted for the purpose of trying the right to be elected to municipal offices, but the (English) Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872, by s. 12, replaced by the
Call
Call, 1, (1) The election of students to the degree of barrister-at-law, hence (2) the ceremony or epoch of election, and (3) the
Collective litigation
Collective litigation, a phrase coined by Justice Iyer to denote and classify election disputes. According to him election disputes are not strictly disputes between two parties. The whole electorate is vicariously
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