Dictionary of American Political Terms

Fülszöveg

Dictíonaryof American PoliticalTerms HansSperberandTravisTrittschuh Over 1,200 entries with alternate definitions and historical etymologies. NEST EGG. A financial reserve set aside for a period of depression. Long used in England in its figurative sense, nest egg was originally applied to an egg or facsimile which was placed in the nest in order to attract the hen to lay eggs there. 1932 F. D. Roosevelt in Time 24 Oct. 15/2. It would be advisable for governments of all kinds to set up in times of prosperity what might be called a nest egg to be used for public works in times of depression. OFF YEAR. A year in which there is no presidential election, usually characterized by a scarcity both of issues and of voters. 1873 Garfield-Hinsdale Ltrs. 247. Almost one half is lost because it is the "off year" in politics- 1876 N. Y. Trib. 17 Oct. 4/2. We are told that Mr. Tildén ran in an "off year," when the full strength of parties was not polled. 1877 Ib. 19 Nov. 4/5. The Republican party... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Dictíonaryof American PoliticalTerms HansSperberandTravisTrittschuh Over 1,200 entries with alternate definitions and historical etymologies. NEST EGG. A financial reserve set aside for a period of depression. Long used in England in its figurative sense, nest egg was originally applied to an egg or facsimile which was placed in the nest in order to attract the hen to lay eggs there. 1932 F. D. Roosevelt in Time 24 Oct. 15/2. It would be advisable for governments of all kinds to set up in times of prosperity what might be called a nest egg to be used for public works in times of depression. OFF YEAR. A year in which there is no presidential election, usually characterized by a scarcity both of issues and of voters. 1873 Garfield-Hinsdale Ltrs. 247. Almost one half is lost because it is the "off year" in politics- 1876 N. Y. Trib. 17 Oct. 4/2. We are told that Mr. Tildén ran in an "off year," when the full strength of parties was not polled. 1877 Ib. 19 Nov. 4/5. The Republican party can stand an off-year, provided there is an extra session of Congress thrown in. 1882 Cong. Record 277/2. It is true this was in the off year, and not the Presidential year. STATES RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. Southern Democrat who advocates the supremacy of the rights of the states: 1840 Rough-hewer 139/1. There was an immense gathering of state rights democrats at Charleston, S. Carolina. 1858 Bartlett 290. There are two parties in the South, called "National" and "States-Rights" Democrats. WHISTLE STOP. Operational or flag stops on a railroad; in politics a campaign characterized by brief speeches at each of these unscheduled stops. 1948 N. Y. Times 7 Sept. 18/8. Truman To Speak At "Whistle Stops". . . President Truman told a railroad station crowd here (Toledo) tonight that "before this campaign is over I expect to visit every whistle stop in the United States." 1950 Newsweek 22 May 19, Whistle-Stop Harry Rides Again, [head] Vissza