root and branch petition 中文 废除主教制请愿解释 〈英〉指1640年伦敦的许多人向下议院请愿,猛烈抨击并要求彻底废除英格兰国教会的主教管理制。这次请愿导致了旨在将主教管辖权转由议会委员会行使的《废除主教制议案》〔Root and Branch Bill〕的产生,该议案在下议院已到了委员会审议程序。在1642年,历经了几个议...
[T ] informal 1 to giv e su pport an d encouragement to someon e in a com petition , test or difficult situation, because you want them to succe e d : Goo d luck - we'll all b e rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to su pport a sports team or player by shouting and ...
Petition for redress. Assemble. March in those five-abreast demonstrating lines. Shake upraised fists in unison. -- David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest It was a tough life but you could never whinge because you knew you'd got to heaven and therefore, logically and rationally, you had to ...
Shortly after that the City Commission turned down the Albany Movement’s petition for a redress of grievances. And in March the trial of the original “Freedom Riders” arrested on December 10 began. As Charles Sherrod entered the courtroom to attend that trial, he walked to the “white ...