SENATORIAL COURTESY


Meaning of SENATORIAL COURTESY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1884

: a custom of the U.S. 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 Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.