Virginia plan

American  

[ver-jin-yuh plan] / vərˈdʒɪn jə 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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Virginia plan

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

Then, although Madison had probably drafted the Virginia plan, Governor Edmund Randolph was given the honor of introducing it.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Connecticut compromise was really a decisive victory for Madison and his party, although it modified the Virginia plan so considerably.

From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John