单词 | railroad commissioner |
释义 | > as lemmasrailroad commissioner railroad commissioner n. an official appointed to guard the public interest in relation to railroads. ΚΠ 1827 Christian Reg. (Boston) 8 Sept. 143/4 It is stated, in the Northampton Gazette, that the Rail Road commissioners were in Springfield on Friday last. 1845 Massachusetts Acts & Resolves 582 The Governor..shall appoint..five persons, who shall, together, constitute ‘the Board of Rail-road Commissioners’. 1946 S. H. Holbrook Lost Men Amer. Hist. xii. 262 He was made railroad commissioner of Iowa. 1996 Nation (N.Y.) 25 Nov. 8/2 We also elected some railroad commissioners, who more or less—mostly less—regulate the oil bidness [sic]. < as lemmas |
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