英语词汇“committee of ways and means”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In full Committee of Ways and Means or Ways and Means Committee. Also attributive.

(a) A committee of the British House of Commons (between 1641 and 1967) concerned with raising government revenue. Now historical. Chairman of Ways and Means: the principal Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, who presides over the House in the Speaker's absence, formerly (until 1967) also chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means.

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1644 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 27 May 27 f. 14^v This Comittee (or any foure of them) is to considere of all waies and means for raysing of monies..and..to make Report to the Howse.

1685 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 17 Nov. 341 The House then..Resolued into a Committee of the whole House to consider of the wayes and meanes to raise his Majesties supply.]

1698 Abstr. Proc. House of Commons in relation to East India Comp. & Trade 4 The House Impowered the Committee of Ways and Means to receive Proposals for settling the Trade to the East-Indies.

1737 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 654/1 When we take this Affair into our Consideration in the Committee of Ways and Means.

1785 Rolliad i. xi. 92 Rapt in St. Stephen's future scenes, I sit perpetual Chairman of the Ways and Means.

1817 Ann. Reg. 1816 Gen. Hist. 66/1 The House of Commons having on May 27th, resolved itself into a committee of Ways and Means.

1839 Railway Times 17 Aug. 629/1 On the motion for bringing up the Report of the Ways and Means' Committee, Mr. O'Connell moved..that an address be presented to the Queen.

1868 T. E. May Law of Parl. (ed. 6) vii. 223 The house resolved that during his [sc. the Speaker's] absence the chairman of ways and means should take the chair as deputy speaker.

1908 A. L. Lowell Govt. Eng. I. xviii. 343 A similar use might be made of the motion to go into Committee of Ways and Means.

1959 K. R. Mackenzie Parliament v. 58 (caption) The Chairman of Ways and Means presides, sitting by the Clerks at the table.

2005 M. Rush Parl. Today ix. 204 The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the annual Budget..to the Committee of Ways and Means.

(b) U.S. Also Committee on Ways and Means. A committee of the House of Representatives having jurisdiction over revenue and related issues, (now) including some aspects of social services programmes such as Social Security and Medicare. Also: a similar committee in various state legislatures.

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Committee on Ways and Means1789

Rules Committee1870

1789 Essex Jrnl. & New Hampsh. Packet 5 Aug. 2/4 Proceedings of Congress... Friday, July 24... Upon motion of Mr. Fitzsimons, the estimate of supplies for 1789, was read, and taken into consideration. It was then voted that a committee of ways and means be appointed, to which the said estimate was referred.

1818 Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, Ohio) 6 Mar. 247/3 On motion of Mr. Huntingdon, it was Resolved, That the committee on Ways and Means be instructed to examine an act entitled ‘act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, [etc.]’.

1838 N.Y. Rev. July 250 (heading) Report upon the Finances and Internal Improvements of the State of New York, 1838, by the Committee of Ways and Means.

1867 Oregon State Jrnl. 5 Jan. 2/2 The Ways and Means Committee decided to postpone an action on Mr. Boutwell's bill.

1919 Lit. Digest 22 Mar. 21/2 Mr. Fordney, of Michigan,..will probably be..Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

1951 Christian Sci. Monitor 13 Nov. 16/5 A $1,166,324 slash in the House-approved $22,612,630 supplementary budget was favored today by the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means.

1977 Time 12 Dec. 34/2 Al Ullman, the House Ways and Means chairman, has been pleading with Carter for a ‘minimalist’ rather than a ‘maximalist’ tax bill.

2002 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 26 June The two lawmakers testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee.

单词	committee of ways and means
释义	> as lemmas Committee of Ways and Means b. In full Committee of Ways and Means or Ways and Means Committee. Also attributive. (a) A committee of the British House of Commons (between 1641 and 1967) concerned with raising government revenue. Now historical. Chairman of Ways and Means: the principal Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, who presides over the House in the Speaker's absence, formerly (until 1967) also chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > committee of whole legislative assembly > specific ways and means1698 1644 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 27 May 27 f. 14^v This Comittee (or any foure of them) is to considere of all waies and means for raysing of monies..and..to make Report to the Howse. 1685 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 17 Nov. 341 The House then..Resolued into a Committee of the whole House to consider of the wayes and meanes to raise his Majesties supply.] 1698 Abstr. Proc. House of Commons in relation to East India Comp. & Trade 4 The House Impowered the Committee of Ways and Means to receive Proposals for settling the Trade to the East-Indies. 1737 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 654/1 When we take this Affair into our Consideration in the Committee of Ways and Means. 1785 Rolliad i. xi. 92 Rapt in St. Stephen's future scenes, I sit perpetual Chairman of the Ways and Means. 1817 Ann. Reg. 1816 Gen. Hist. 66/1 The House of Commons having on May 27th, resolved itself into a committee of Ways and Means. 1839 Railway Times 17 Aug. 629/1 On the motion for bringing up the Report of the Ways and Means' Committee, Mr. O'Connell moved..that an address be presented to the Queen. 1868 T. E. May Law of Parl. (ed. 6) vii. 223 The house resolved that during his [sc. the Speaker's] absence the chairman of ways and means should take the chair as deputy speaker. 1908 A. L. Lowell Govt. Eng. I. xviii. 343 A similar use might be made of the motion to go into Committee of Ways and Means. 1959 K. R. Mackenzie Parliament v. 58 (caption) The Chairman of Ways and Means presides, sitting by the Clerks at the table. 2005 M. Rush Parl. Today ix. 204 The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the annual Budget..to the Committee of Ways and Means. (b) U.S. Also Committee on Ways and Means. A committee of the House of Representatives having jurisdiction over revenue and related issues, (now) including some aspects of social services programmes such as Social Security and Medicare. Also: a similar committee in various state legislatures. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > committees of U.S. legislature Committee on Ways and Means1789 Rules Committee1870 1789 Essex Jrnl. & New Hampsh. Packet 5 Aug. 2/4 Proceedings of Congress... Friday, July 24... Upon motion of Mr. Fitzsimons, the estimate of supplies for 1789, was read, and taken into consideration. It was then voted that a committee of ways and means be appointed, to which the said estimate was referred. 1818 Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, Ohio) 6 Mar. 247/3 On motion of Mr. Huntingdon, it was Resolved, That the committee on Ways and Means be instructed to examine an act entitled ‘act regulating the currency within the United States, of the gold coins of Great Britain, France, [etc.]’. 1838 N.Y. Rev. July 250 (heading) Report upon the Finances and Internal Improvements of the State of New York, 1838, by the Committee of Ways and Means. 1867 Oregon State Jrnl. 5 Jan. 2/2 The Ways and Means Committee decided to postpone an action on Mr. Boutwell's bill. 1919 Lit. Digest 22 Mar. 21/2 Mr. Fordney, of Michigan,..will probably be..Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. 1951 Christian Sci. Monitor 13 Nov. 16/5 A $1,166,324 slash in the House-approved $22,612,630 supplementary budget was favored today by the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means. 1977 Time 12 Dec. 34/2 Al Ullman, the House Ways and Means chairman, has been pleading with Carter for a ‘minimalist’ rather than a ‘maximalist’ tax bill. 2002 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 26 June The two lawmakers testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee. extracted from ways and meansn. < as lemmas
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