单词 | speaker's conference |
释义 | > as lemmasSpeaker's Conference Speaker's Conference n. a conference, first set up in 1916, whose purpose is to examine electoral law and reform under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the House of Commons. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > conference to examine electoral law Speaker's Conference1917 1916 Times 16 Dec. 9/5 The Speaker's Electoral Reform Conference is for the moment in suspense.] 1917 Times 18 Jan. 9/5 The recommendations of the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform. 1974 Times 5 Mar. 2/3 Electoral reform has always been a matter for Parliament itself, expressing its view by means of free votes on recommendations by a Speaker's Conference. 1980 Guardian 18 Feb. 3/7 The last Speaker's Conference on electoral law, which met between 1972 and 1974, recommended..that the minimum age for standing for Parliament should be reduced. < as lemmas |
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