Word: electively
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...incredible disparity between Arafat’s public statements and the actions of Palestinian groups on the ground. Following intense pressure from Israel, and probably from his own advisors, to consolidate his power and control his people, Arafat declared any group disobeying him to be illegal. Should he elect to follow through on this threat, Arafat may find himself facing the frightening prospect of a civil war in the occupied territories...
...broad support among his fellow Pashtun, met with representatives of the Northern Alliance in Rome and made a deal under which together they would appoint a council of 120 representatives to select as many as 1,000 tribal elders and respected Afghans for the loya jirga. That group would elect a transitional head of state to form a temporary government. After the drafting of a constitution, the return of refugees and the rebuilding of the country, another loya jirga would be called to amend the new constitution to allow for political parties and elections...
...Club is also one of the few clubs that has a history of progressive thought toward the admittance of women—along with the Phoenix S.K. and Delphic clubs, among others. The Fly’s constitution gives undergraduates the power to elect members, and doesn’t say women can’t be among them. That may be a sign that times are about to change, various RUS members said...
...from a neighboring room in the YWCA, three consecutive panels—each a mix of incumbents, newcomers and repeat candidates— answered a series of questions on various issues such as whether recent re-zoning had done enough for traffic control and whether the city should directly elect its mayor...
...would support more conversations over whether or not we elect a mayor and whether that person should chair the school committee,” Simmons said...