Posted on 10/03/2002 5:06:53 AM PDT by RikaStrom
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
hegemony \he-jem-o-knee\, noun:
hegemonies; plural
hegemonic; adjective
hegemonism; noun
hegemonist; adjective
USAGE NOTE
Hegemony may be stressed on either the first or second syllable, though the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable may be winning out. Seventy-two percent of the Usage Panel prefers it.
1. The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.
3. The domination of one state over its allies
This period in Greek history is called the Spartan hegemony, for although Sparta didn't rule the city -states of Greece as if it were an empire, Sparta did exercise considerable influence over the domestic and foreign decisions of these independent states: it exercised, then, hegemonic control over these states.
--The Spartan Hegemony; 404-371 BC,©1996, Richard Hooker
Etymology: Greek hEgemonia, from hEgemOn leader, from hEgeisthai to lead. Date: 1567
How about:
The New Jersey Supreme Court hegemony should give all citizens the heeby-jeebies.
anyone got some 'sweet 'n low'?
If I may... accdg to Fox News, that is one of the 2 lawsuits being brought up today. It seems the present military ballots would be invalidated, and our boys and girls in service would be disenchanfrized. We'll see when the courts rule.
Some people are referring to this as the Soprano Court. This is not correct.
If Tony Soprano were running things,
1) You would know what the rules were and they wouldn't change.
2) You would know what would happen if you broke the rules.
3) There would be less corruption.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
From what I heard on the news last night, the ones that were mailed out, too bad. The State will make up new ballots.
My heart goes out to you, xs!
XS, maybe you just never noticed before? (sip)
Heres a glimpse of the SCONJ decision in Schundler v. Franks et al. (moving primary date back...)
" But in responding to the parties' claims, we must not lose sight of the objective our laws are intended to achieve. Left unsaid in all these technical assertions are certain propositions so deeply embedded in our jurisprudence that they rarely find expression. Perhaps these values, which go to the very heart of our democratic system, need restating. First, the purpose of our election laws is to afford voters the maximum opportunity to make a choice. Second, our interpretation of these detailed statutes should allow the greatest scope for public participation in the electoral process as is possible consistent with the statutory language employed. ...."
Franks boys won that one. WHo is on that Brief for Franks ???? Baroni. How could he not anticipate what happened last night?
If he had, he would have not let the Dem frame the question as "Voter Choice" but going Last, he would have spelled it out as Favorable ballot Positioning, as NOTHING prohibited Lousenberg from running a write in.
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