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91Public Security Minister — appointed high ranking government official responsible for the internal security of a country …
92letterhead — appointed other than on merit It is used of an attempt to bolster the image or credibility of an organization through its association with an eminent person or one who comes from a minority: Some years ago, Sackville recounted, he flew… …
93obligatory — appointed other than on merit Describing membership of committees, boards, etc. where it may be thought expedient or politically necessary to have other than those chosen from a male dominant group: ... she s my recommendation... for… …
94quota — appointed to meet an arbitrary target for types of employee rather than on suitability, aptitude, or qualification Originally an American phenomenon where employers of more than fifteen people were required to reflect in their workforce the …
95statutory — appointed other than on merit It is used of membership of committees, boards, etc. where those perceived as being oppressed or the subject of prejudice secure appointment regardless of merit: I realised that the government would wish to …
96token — appointed other than on merit The female or black member of the committee etc. whose presence is politically correct: The token black, Dr Clifton R. Wharton Jr. had gone in 1975. (Lacey, 1986, writing of the board of directors of the… …
97Judge Delegate — ♦ Appointed from the local clergy, usually prelates or dignitaries, to judge locally on behalf of the pope an appeal or case brought before the papal court. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 363) …
98Aube-Rivière, François Louis de Pourroy de l' — Appointed bishop of Quebec, Aug. 16, 1739. Arrived at Quebec, Aug. 12, 1740, and died of fever on the 20th of the same month. Index: L Bishop of Quebec, 12 …
99Blanshard, Richard — Appointed governor of Vancouver Island by Earl Grey; left England, 1849, and reached Victoria in March of the following year by way of Panama. Resigned office in 1850, and in 1851 returned to England. Index: D First governor of Vancouver… …
100Council of Assiniboia — Appointed by the Hudson s Bay Company, for the government of the colonists in their territory. The first meeting was held Feb. 12, 1835, with Sir George Simpson as president. Bishop Taché, Alexander Christie, Alexander Ross, Cuthbert Ross, and …
