[Albion Wilde]

the same damned legislature that held his show-trial voted in his accolade as CDC director

Did you mean acolyte?

[Phinneous]

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? (Don’t stop him, he’s on a roll....)

[alexander_busek]

the same damned legislature that held his show-trial voted in his accolade as CDC director

Did you mean acolyte?

"The term accolade first appeared in English in the late 16th century, around 1591, in the writings of Thomas Lodge, describing the ceremonial act of conferring knighthood through an embrace or a sword tap on the shoulders (dubbing) during the Middle Ages." - some Internet site

I suppose that an "election" or "appointment" to an important office could be described as an "accolade." (It's usually used to refer to simple "praise.")

If they had instead voted in his "acolyte," that would mean that they would have appointed some subordinate or follower to that position (CDC director).

Regards,