the twenty (at Rugby School): see quot. 1894. the twenty-four, a body of 24 men having some special office (at various times and places: see quots.).
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > of specific number of people (6) the twenty-four1440 the twenty (at Rugby School): see quot. 1894. the twenty-four, a body of 24 men having some special office (at various times and places: see quots.). octovirate1610 A body of eight men, a council of eight. douzaine1771 In the Channel Islands: an administrative body comprising twelve members and having responsibility for a parish. troika1945 A group or set of three persons (rarely things) or categories of people associated in power; a three-person commission or administrative council… Subcategories:— in ancient Rome (1) — in Venice (1) |
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