Virginia plan

American  

[ver-jin-yuh plan] / vərˈdʒɪn yə ˌplæn /

noun

American History.

1. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.

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Example Sentences

The Prince George’s proposal suggests the team could, as in the Virginia plan, get a cut of taxes generated at the new development — a feature that has not been publicly discussed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

It’s reported jurisdictions in 15 states including West Virginia plan to use a mobile voting app for some voters before November, despite concerns from cybersecurity experts.

From Fox News • Apr. 22, 2020

She supports a Virginia plan to use offshore drilling royalties to pay for transportation improvements within the state.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2016

Beyond providing staff lawyers, the West Virginia plan also enlists private attorneys to handle cases for poor people.

From Time Magazine Archive

This argument was repeated with a triumphant air, as seeming to reduce the Virginia plan to absurdity.

From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John