| 单词 | minority-ruled |
| 释义 | > as lemmasminority-ruled b. As the second element in compounds specifying the person or thing which governs or exerts control, as God-ruled, minority-ruled, money-ruled, etc. See also home-ruled adj., Turk-ruled at Turk n.1 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1827 C. Sprague Addr. Mass. Soc. 17 That wholesome mental equality, which can alone sustain a self-ruled people. 1848 Republican 1 10 A God-ruled state, a true model republic, a Christian commonwealth. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 178/1 In some forgotten ruler's reign, there stood an abbey in priest-ruled Spain. 1918 P. H. Drake Democracy made Safe x. 106 Such beneficent legislation is impossible in a money-ruled and money-mad civilization. 1971 D. F. Downs Culture in Crisis vii. 84 The imagined horror of a black-ruled nation. 1990 Deccan Herald (Bangalore) 29 Jan. 3/4 The State Government is not thinking of taking any action against minority-ruled zilla parishads. 2002 N. Lebrecht Song of Names vi. 197 Hanna Szenesz, who parachuted into Nazi-ruled Hungary, was captured, tortured, put to death. < as lemmas |
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