Word: voted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Board of Education of this community ... is elected by the vote of the people. This school board is directly responsible to the citizens...
...atomic bombs and jet-propelled planes, to pledge armed support of Europe? The answer, after a few minutes' hesitation, seemed to be yes-even if it had to be qualified to fit the powers of Congress. In a Washington Post poll, 50 Senators declared they would vote to declare war if any country of the North Atlantic pact was attacked; only one of 88 polled indicated he probably would...
...Tories thought twice before attacking what had proved to be one of Labor's most popular measures. In the House of Commons last week, Churchill declared that the vote of censure he had called for would be postponed. As he strolled out of the chamber, leaving Bevan lolling confidently on the government front bench, one Tory ruefully said: "The champ's quit. There'll be no bruising today...
McGill University students take the election of their winter carnival queen with deadly seriousness. Last year there were charges that the vote was rigged. This year the student council adopted a foolproof ballot system and appointed dependable poll watchers...
...some reason to think that he had not run the Committee well--or he was not to blame for the mixups. If he was in the wrong there was no reason to shield him; if the charges were strong enough to be raised and accepted, the no-confidence vote should have been supported, whether it was public knowledge or not. If the charges were false or insufficient, they should never have been raised or accepted...