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Dependence of the President-He is elective and responsible-He is free to act in his own sphere under the inspection, but not under the direction, of the Senate-His salary fixed at his entry into office-Suspensive veto.
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Nevertheless Lafayette and the Townhall do prevail: Saint-Huruge is thrown into prison; Veto Absolu adjusts itself into Suspensive Veto, prohibition not forever, but for a term of time; and this doom's-clamour will grow silent, as the others have done.
The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838
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Dependence of the President -- He is elective and responsible -- He is free to act in his own sphere under the inspection, but not under the direction, of the Senate -- His salary fixed at his entry into office -- Suspensive veto.
Democracy in America — Volume 1 Alexis de Tocqueville 1832
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Suspensive conditions mean that there were certain conditions that had to be met by either party before we could successfully conclude the transaction.
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Suspensive conditions mean that there were certain conditions that had to be met by either party before we could successfully conclude the transaction.
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