Meaning Of The Word Senatorial courtesy
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Senatorial courtesy Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Senatorial courtesy?
senatorial courtesy in American English
a custom of the U.S. Senate whereby that body refuses to ratify a presidential nomination to an official position, as in a state, if the senators from that state or from the nominee's state do not approve noun: the practice in the U.S. Senate of confirming only those presidential appointees approved by both senators from the state of the appointee, or by the senior senator of the president's party |
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