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Word: electively (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Frank L. Smith. The Senate condensed what might have been a two-week hubbub into a two-day debate by establishing the precedent of keeping a Senator out while investigating his right to be in. Thus, Senator-designate and Senator-elect Smith found the door of the 69th Senate shut in his face and his pathway to the 70th made more difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The 69th | 3/7/1927 | See Source »

...Democrats should nominate and if the nation should elect Mr. Reed as President, there would be few dull moments during his administration. Instead of the unquotable voice of the present White House spokesman, tart epigrams would come bounding out the White House door. "President" Reed would undoubtedly go before Congress in person, equipped with messages which some might call "shocking." Whether Reedability would redound to the good of the country is, of course, a matter of opinion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The 69th | 3/7/1927 | See Source »

...Brown said that eight of the men which at present form one of the crews composing the present A squad will be dropped to the B squad next week, leaving four instead of five boats in the first group. Each of the A crews which is retained will then elect a captain, in spite of the fact that this arrangment of the crews is not at all permanent. Geoffrey Platt '27, captain this year of the University crew, will captain the boat in which he rows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CREWS MAY GO ON RIVER THIS WEEK | 3/2/1927 | See Source »

Directly after the annual team picture to be taken at Notman's on Wednesday, the lettermen will elect a successor to Captain W.P. Ellison...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BIGELOW WILL NOT RETURN AS COACH OF HOCKEY TEAM | 3/1/1927 | See Source »

...America. . . . This is the issue of the campaign [he draped the Stars and Stripes over his arm]. What was good enough for Washington is good enough for me. In the face of an issue such as this, the only issue for a true American, do you folks wanta re-elect your present Mayor.* Do yuh? Do yuh? If you don't look out all history books are going to be full of things belittling George Washington. They're teaching un-Americanism. And if you elect me I'll fire out the whole' blasted caboodle, including King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mud-Slinger v. Rats | 2/21/1927 | See Source »

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