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Word: vetoes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chosen in elections, the first next March 25, and the members will select a Prime Minister. But the 19-member Senate will be appointed by Lord Hailes, and it can hold up the House's legislation. As Queen's representative, the Governor General will have the veto over finance bills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEST INDIES: Queen's Representative | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

Hungary's short and bloody revolution against its Communist overlords in October 1956 was a chance for the churches to make a break for freedom. Pro-Red Calvinist Bishop John Peter was deposed, as was Lutheran Bishop Lajos Veto. Staunchly anti-Red Bishop Lajos Ordass was freed from house arrest, resumed his post as primate of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. It was a year before the Communist regime of Janos Kadar was ready to move in again on the churches, but now the process is well under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Tightening Screws | 1/13/1958 | See Source »

...proposed committee would, to a large extent, enable a theatre group to avoid lean years caused by financial deficits from the previous season. The new committee would also allow for more efficient scheduling of production dates and rehearsal times. The third power of the committee would be the veto power (by a six out of seven vote) over any suggested program--which seems fairly inoffensive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Theatre Group Merger | 12/16/1957 | See Source »

...battle against the oilmen, and even against Alaska conservationists who wanted to throw open all Kenai for exploration. The Interior Department moved to pacify the lobbyists. It proposed stiffer rules for granting oil leases on all U.S. gameland, suggested that the pro-moose Fish and Wildlife Service get veto power over gameland leases. And until the rules were formally adopted, the department suspended all leasing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Wildcatting v. Wildlife | 12/16/1957 | See Source »

...Veto power (by a six out of seven vote) over any program suggested by one of the three sub-groups...

Author: By George H. Watson jr., | Title: Opera Guild Proposes Theatre Group Merger | 12/14/1957 | See Source »

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