Word: tantamount
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...time I wrote Democracy in America, one of the strongest fears was that this form of government would be tantamount to mob rule. I suggested how the American system could prevent or mitigate the tyranny of the majority. This process went further than I anticipated. Now I am hard put to find any majority in America at all. There are, to pick but one example, more women in the United States than men; yet since gaining suffrage in 1920 they have failed to win decisive power at any level of government. I attribute this to the fact that women, like...
...peace activist is a right," he insists. Refuseniks, by applying to leave have already crossed into a realm of dissent which sets them apart from ordinary Soviet citizens. While simply wanting to leave is not usually considered dissent in Western countries, a desire to leave is considered tantamount to treason in the Soviet Union. As a result refuseniks are in a difficult position. They are not usually dissent activists, yet they no longer keep up an appearance of complacency with the system...
Asked if that meant the medal was tantamount to a door prize or party favor, Chase said: "It's a nicer party favor. It's a more expensive party favor...
Kennedy, however, said that a "special dispensation from the code of conduct" for stewards would be "tantamount to a code of disrespect...
Reagan said opposition to his aid package for the Contras is tantamount to support for the Nicaragua's ruling Sandinistas. It is "Hard not to" equate the two, he said...