单词 | rep by pop |
释义 | rep by popn. Canadian Politics. = representation by population n. at representation n.1 Phrases. ΚΠ 1864 I. Buchanan in H. J. Morgan Relations of Industry of Canada 151 A people may equally starve under a Republic and a Monarchy, and of itself Rep. by Pop. will not fill the belly. 1903 Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg) 13 Jan. 4/3 Parliament will..apportion the members of the next House on the time-honored principle of Rep. by Pop. 1920 O. Skelton Life & Times Sir A. T. Galt 210 Separation of Executive and Legislature was too abstract and theoretical a reform, if reform it was, ever to attract public support. Representation by Population or ‘Rep. by Pop.’ as it was familiarly known, made a much more direct appeal. 1929 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 13 Apr. 12/4 We have reached a stage when the ancient slogan of ‘Rep by Pop’ may be heard again, with a great deal to give it appeal and pertinence. 1963 J. Careless Brown of Globe II. iv. 127 He had chosen nineteen prominent members of the House, men representing every opinion on the constitution: from proponents of the union as it stood, through advocates of rep by pop and ‘joint authority’. 2008 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 29 Dec. a12 The issue of rep-by-pop raised its head again this month during a year-end news conference given by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864 |
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