Family Compact
Britishnoun
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the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
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(often not capitals) any influential clique
Example Sentences
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His strong family feeling and his detestation of England, which was unchecked after the death of his wife, Maria Amelia, daughter of Frederick Augustus II. of Saxony, led him into the Family Compact with France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
The leaders of the Family Compact in Nova Scotia were not only men of ability and integrity, they had also a reasoned theory of government.
From The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe by Grant, W. L. (William Lawson)
He detailed the wrongs of the settlers and the exactions of the Chief in glowing terms, and was extremely severe on the "Family Compact."
From The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada by Various
Choiseul was anxious to make the Family Compact the means of humbling England and of regaining for France the territories she had lost.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane
B Attributed by Durham to ascendancy of Family Compact, 11.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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