Council of Ten
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Under the Inspector General Act, anonymous denunciations thrive in Washington as they have rarely done since the Council of Ten in the Venice of the doges.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Prophet, the number one Fanatic, coming here as an investigator in the name of the Council of Ten!
From Turning Point by Coppel, Alfred
But the Venetians were dangerous masters to trifle with, and when they at last lost all patience, the Council of Ten determined to bring him to justice.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The Council of Ten referred the matter to the Council of Forty, of which Steno was one of the chiefs.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
The thing was evidently not accomplished at once, several decrees following in successive years: the Council of Ten was established without any doubt in 1310, in consequence of the conspiracy of Tiepolo.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
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