| 单词 | president-for-life |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspresident-for-life president-for-life n. (also with capital initial(s)) a person with lifetime tenure as the head of a government or organization; (now) spec. a dictator, esp. one who was originally democratically elected. ΚΠ 1659 R. Baxter Five Disputations of Church-government Table of Contents Disputation 3..Chap. 4. It is lawful for the Presbyters of a particular Church to have a fixed President for life. 1797 tr. F. Pagès Secret Hist. French Revolution I. Introd. p. xxii These are for an upper house of legislation and the English constitution, those for an executive power with a president for life. 1852 S. S. Cox Buckeye Abroad viii. 83 Louis Napoleon may be made Emperor, or (so called) President for life. 1948 J. B. Trend Bolívar & Independence of Spanish Amer. 259 To the mind of the Liberator there was considerable difference between a president-for-life and a king or an emperor; but less subtle minds were unable to see this. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) iv. 83 He would stride out in his dictator's outfit..and declare in his cod old country growl: ‘After free and fair elections, I have decided to become President-For-Life!’ < as lemmas |
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