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Word: elective (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this climate, the debate got under way. Ohio's Taft spoke from one end of the line: "There may of course be a mandate on the President to request the repeal (of the Taft-Hartley Act), but ... certainly the people did not elect a Congress in any way pledged to [its] repeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Hot Words | 6/20/1949 | See Source »

...club presidents will also meet soon to decide whether they will include "the Sphinx" in the inter-club agreement, which says that no final club can elect a member of another final club. Whatever they decide, the Sphinx will still be considered a final club in that it will accept no one from the other clubs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sphinx Will Be A Final Club When It Gets A New Name | 5/31/1949 | See Source »

...second slogan of the week was, "German unity." Considerably more aggressive on this subject, the same issue of New Times denounced the West German State as "colonial in character." In Germany's Russian zone, the Reds drummed up some 10 million people to elect a "People's Congress"-a me-too counterweight to the West German Federal Republic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Journey to a Pink Palace | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

...Houses won't elect until next year, but the three new members from minor sports teams are: Robert Claffie '50, wrestling; William A. Ailen '50, ; and Richmond W. Rechelder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletic Committee Chooses Seven | 5/20/1949 | See Source »

Although, Brown, Coast Guard, and Tufts boast sizable fleets, no college holds a candle to Tech. At MIT, almost half the student body belongs to the Nautical Association, and freshman can even elect sailing as their physical training sport...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sailors Mold A Top Team . . . . . . Without Boats | 5/20/1949 | See Source »

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