- In the
political history of Britain,
placemen were
Members of
Parliament who held paid
office in the
civil service,
generally sinecures, simultaneously...
-
Queen Anne "to
prevent the
Court from
swamping the
House of
Commons with
placemen and pensioners", and
described the
process as "anomalous" and "indefensible"...
- from
being a "debating
chamber for notables" to a "club for the shah's
placemen"
during the
Pahlavi era. In the era of the
Islamic Republic, it has shifted...
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Tories wished to
check the
power of
royal placemen. Tory
desires to
maintain the
absolute ban on
placemen in the
House were
narrowly defeated during...
- executive, and the
threat of
corruption through idle,
useless officials, or
placemen, had
figured prominently in
their explanations of
their exile in America...
-
executive had
grown too
powerful by the
abuse of
patronage and
government placemen in the
Parliament of
Great Britain. They also
accused Walpole personally...
- ten to
thirty members. In
royal colonies, the
Crown appointed a mix of
placemen (paid
officeholders in the government) and
members of the
upper class within...
-
supported a Bill to
exclude from the
Commons holders of
government office and
placemen in an
effort to
weaken court patronage. In
taking part in the debates,...
-
Scottish Parliament. The parliamentarians, politicians, aristocrats, and
placemen moved to London.
Scottish law
remained entirely separate from
English law...
- the
Scottish Parliament and saw
members of parliament,
aristocrats and
placemen move to London.
Scottish law, however,
remained entirely separate from...
