chuse
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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The Constitution states only that “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers.”
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2013
Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2012
What, do I chuse Samuel Miles to determine for me whether John Adams or Thomas Jefferson shall be President?
From Time Magazine Archive
I cannot help anticipating the surprize your ladyship will be under, from receiving a letter from an unknown hand; nor will the signature contribute to develop the cloud behind which I chuse to conceal myself.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
The two last volumes will be theological and those who do not chuse to take them may let them alone.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
The suitors had na your wit, my manny, or maybe they had na a penny to toss, sae ane chused the gowd, ane the siller; but they got an awfu' affront.
From Christie Johnstone by Reade, Charles
How the people resisted also the transportation of Ambrose, by the command of Valentinian the emperor; and chused rather to lose their lives, than to suffer their pastor to be taken away by the soldiers.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
The Constitution’s Article II gives Congress the authority to enact laws to “determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes.”
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2022
But the rest of that portion of Section 4 reads “but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
As for the soldier, he followed the fleet; and after the expedition of Aden was ended, he entered into religion, chusing one of the most austere orders, where he lived and died in extraordinary holiness.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Not chusing immediately to follow, he seated himself again to his pen.
From The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
A well tam'd heart,55 For whose more noble smart, Love may be long chusing a dart.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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