liberum veto
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of liberum veto
1785–95; < Latin līberum, neuter of līber free
Example Sentences
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Indeed, the days of the liberum veto were necessarily the days of legalized insurrection.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
A diet held by a confederacy was not subject to the liberum veto, but adopted decisions by a majority vote.
From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall
His plan aimed at the restoration of the royal prerogative and the abolition of the liberum veto, an abuse that made any durable improvement impossible.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
A Diet, convoked under the forms of a confederacy, in order to avoid dissolution by the liberum veto, was obliged to sanction this partition.
From Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 by Noyes, George Rapall
Legislation by unanimity was actually tried in the kingdom of Poland, where each member of the assembly had the right of liberum veto on any measure, and it prevented progress, fostered violence, and spelled failure.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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