| 词汇 | example_english_alderman |
| 释义 | Examples of aldermanThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Whereupon the mayor, the minister, the aldermen, the schoolmaster, capital burgesses and common burgesses, in all above one hundred, did publicly and solemnly pronounce it. Cities were subdivided into quar ters, which were headed by aldermen (aksakals). The nomination of the aldermen was carried out by the deputies to the provincial estates and two members of each body (nobles, gradues, bourgeois, negotiants). The peak was reached in 1776, with 10 titled nobles out of a total of 40 aldermen, in addition to the alferez mayor. There were no manufacturers as aldermen for the simple reason that manufacturing had no economic weight in the capital. The former among the aldermen were all titled nobles (among them several royal favourites) seeking to in-uence the council's voting. The aldermen not only recognized the right of married women to make decisions about their own property, but upheld that right in actual practice. Therefore, the aldermen's clerks did know legal formulas that explicitly outlined male domination over women in the economic sphere. In adjudicating in this case, however, the aldermen upheld the rights of property ownership rather than the right of the husband to control his wife. The urban bench usually consisted of the mayor, the preceding mayor, the recorder, and one or more aldermen. A veil of secrecy covered the sensitive conversations of the mayor and aldermen, company elites and vestrymen. Legally, those aldermen who entered the council after the approval of the statute in 1603 were all hidalgos. In response to his bullying the aldermen agreed to make up any shortfall on the subsidy themselves. The new charter replaced the twenty-four-man board of aldermen with six administrators, and set aside the singlemember districts in favor of an at-large system of electing the city council. 92. Delegations of mayors, aldermen and clerks of cities and rural districts met in different places to negotiate with each other and with representatives of the comital government. The aldermen expanded upon their concerns. Thus, aristocratic aldermen outnumbered those who had titled nobles as fathers; moreover, a few fathers were artisans or farmers, something which members of the civic elite never were. As such the town milieu served as a forum for both aldermen and artisans to express civic and corporate loyalties, while also functioning as a medium for reconciling them. The aldermen seem to have accepted female principals either suing or defending themselves as both common and proper, thereby upholding the right of women to manage their own property. The idea behind having aldermen can and should be met by co-option to the committees of the council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the case of county boroughs, watch committees have so far been composed entirely of local councillors and aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are plenty of county boroughs and not so many county councils which have no magistrates among their members either as councillors or as aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we have an assurance that this provision will apply to aldermen as well as to councillors? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The total number of aldermen is also being reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The peculiar thing is that the incorporation is of the mayor, aldermen and burgesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We noted with interest his views about aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until recently, that comprised 155 members–130 common council men and 25 aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other elements of the corporation include the court of aldermen, which has 25 members, and the common hall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely, it is completely contrary to the whole principle of aldermen in local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One-third are co-opted specialists and the remainder of the education committee are very largely composed of aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Imagine a case in which the minority of that council have been able in past years to elect the whole of their aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could elect six aldermen of their own party. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, we adopted the same procedure with respect to the appointments of our aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we need not be afraid of revered and pompous aldermen putting on striptease acts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 23 aldermen and 66 councillors—only 88 persons, and two-thirds of them on the co-opted committee—to cover 474,000 acres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had intended to say a word on the subject of aldermen, and on members, and their expenses and allowances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only thing we are arguing about is this: do we leave the aldermen as they are—sole, well-to-do males? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was about to say that at least it could be said about aldermen that they provided that sort of continuity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No honorary aldermen is entitled to receive that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Labour would then put two socialist aldermen of great vintage on to all the governing bodies to bring them back into order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the further question of aldermen who will continue to act until they die. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let him tell the parents and the workers, the aldermen, the mayors and the instructors that there is a future for air training. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the same procedure apply to co-opted aldermen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was delighted that aldermen were abolished in 1974. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am anxious early on in my remarks to speak briefly on the subject of aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They become members of a political party, councillors, aldermen, mayors and magistrates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would abolish aldermen who are thoroughly entrenched in bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1967 these aldermen dealt with more than 19,000 cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that the aldermen will be disposed to give their services as before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The remaining 5 new wards had to elect three councillors, and there were elections for the aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not at all certain whether the county councillors and aldermen would be so delighted to have this work thrust upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Either the aldermen are bad because they do not represent the council, or they are bad because they do—but not for both reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aldermen and common council men are there as representatives, and surely they ought to be in a position to make representations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not possible to permit, by agreement, local councils to elect aldermen when they have to be elected in accordance with their party strength? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aldermen are elected by the council as a whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am old enough to remember aldermen in local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since then, because of the death of one of our most distinguished aldermen, our majority has dwindled and now depends on the mayor's casting vote. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Beyond the council is the important group of aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is more, those aldermen are elected for life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I claim that that is no defence for aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of the appointment of aldermen seems to me to be altogether outside the scope of what we want to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In place of the aldermen, we could have additional councillors, so that everyone would have to go before the electors every four years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to pay tribute to all the aldermen and councillors who sit on local planning authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see no justification for having aldermen at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, they rendered great service to the community in discharging their duty, whether as councillors or aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why, having regard to this brand-new structure, should we retain aldermen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that in the case of aldermen and councillors the prohibition remains in the case of resignation or death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They at present have 23 representatives on their county council out of 80 elected members, and they have some aldermen as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They then proceeded to take all 10 aldermen's seats to buttress their majority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the rest of local government, aldermen have been abolished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a motion was passed by the elected councillors, by 44 votes to 34, but voted down by the aldermen, by 18 votes to two. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the argument for and against aldermen has been going on since municipalities were reformed in the early part of the last century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, as some of us are fully aware, aldermen are sometimes elected as a kind of reward for long service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to find about 350 to 400 councillors and aldermen to man the councils, to say nothing of the large number of officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number was increased to 21, and there were allocated 32 councillors and 16 aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to refer to one final matter; that is, the question of aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The county council consists of 20 aldermen and 61 councillors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see no reason why we should keep aldermen in the present form. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I ought to say that out of the twenty-three who with the mayor composed the majority, nine were aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should object entirely to seeing the privileges of aldermen taken away in the way proposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can aldermen, who are naturally a small minority on the council, dominate the popularly elected representatives? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, this compromise has been reached whereby only about one-third of those who become deputy-chairmen will be aldermen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, the annual registers include only a fraction of the acts heard before the aldermen. The aldermen paid a great deal of attention to witness testimony and documents that proved rightful ownership, and relatively little attention to gender. The first 3 of them were the most important, supplying between them 61 of the mayors and 105 of the aldermen. Certainly the five aldermen accused of collaboration with the rebels were all drawn from the victualling guilds. Indeed, the aldermen and common councillors were linked by extensive family and business ties, besides their common membership of parishes, companies, and the corporation itself. Senators, mayors, and aldermen admired his talent on the speaking platform and valued his connections to the black community. The fact that such a farce was an acceptable practice gives some idea of the true intentions of the aldermen towards the statute. In the middle, more than half of the aldermen had relatives on the council. The terms, therefore, are not used to deny differences in opinions, perceptions or ideologies amongst the aldermen and the burgesses. The aldermen did not have a regular system of taxation or a good bureaucracy to implement such ambitious ideas. Also, there is no expression of her husband's consent, but that was acceptable to both the creditor and the aldermen. However, there are 19 acts that show that the aldermen's clerks did possess and use formulas to describe the subordination of women. Together with the mayor and sheriffs, usually chosen from their ranks, the aldermen formed an oligarchic, self-perpetuating executive and judicial body. Labour gained one seat but lost two in the by-election following appointment of aldermen. Councillors and aldermen commanded grander funerals than those of guild liverymen, for their status was higher. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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