The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 390
... authority of the state are distinguished from " noncommissioned officers . " Important civil officers also receive commissions . In the second sense , the term " commission " is applied to both national and international bodies , either ...
... authority of the state are distinguished from " noncommissioned officers . " Important civil officers also receive commissions . In the second sense , the term " commission " is applied to both national and international bodies , either ...
Page 421
... authority was strong this system might result in nothing more than local self - government in the modem sense ; where the central authority ' was weak , particularly in the region stretching from southern Italy to the Baltic Sea , where ...
... authority was strong this system might result in nothing more than local self - government in the modem sense ; where the central authority ' was weak , particularly in the region stretching from southern Italy to the Baltic Sea , where ...
Page 532
... authority in the center , and to permit the groups to ex- ercise political authority only by delegation from the center . At the other extreme is the interna- tional organization , league , or alliance in which the relations of the ...
... authority in the center , and to permit the groups to ex- ercise political authority only by delegation from the center . At the other extreme is the interna- tional organization , league , or alliance in which the relations of the ...
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