SENATORIAL COURTESY


Meaning of SENATORIAL COURTESY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1884

: a custom of the United States Senate of refusing to confirm a presidential appointment of an official in or from a state when the appointment is opposed by the senators or senior senator of the president's party from that state

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.