PRIMARY ASSEMBLIES
\pɹˈa͡ɪməɹi ɐsˈɛmblɪz], \pɹˈaɪməɹi ɐsˈɛmblɪz], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_m_ə_ɹ_i_ ɐ_s_ˈɛ_m_b_l_ɪ_z]\
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(Hist.) Assemblies in which every citizen has the right of speaking and voting, as distinguished from representative parliaments, which are Secondary assemblies. Such assemblies are necessarily practicable only in small states, as in the ancient Greek republics.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].