单词 | railroad commission |
释义 | > as lemmasrailroad commission railroad commission n. a committee appointed to guard the public interest in relation to railroads. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > commission > other types of commission conservacy1434 conservice1571 conservation1580 conservancy1618 Royal Commission1747 county commission1763 railroad commission1855 Audit Commission1866 European Commission1956 Countryside Commission1964 Truth and Reconciliation Commission1990 Truth Commission1991 1855 N.-Y. Daily Times 24 Jan. 4/3 He recommends, also, the establishment of a Railroad Commission, consisting of the Comptroller, State Engineer, and a third person to be elected by the stock and bond holders. 1887 Statutes at Large U.S.A. XXIV. 384 Investigate any complaint forwarded by the railroad commissioner or railroad commission of any State or Territory. 1913 R. M. La Follette Autobiogr. vi. 238 He was now making a dogged fight for a railroad commission to regulate rates. 2006 M. Aldrich Death rode Rails v. 142 In 1872, Ohio's railroad commission employed the civil engineer William S. Williams to inspect railroad bridges. < as lemmas |
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