senatorial courtesy
senatorial courtesy
nounDefinition of SENATORIAL COURTESY
: a custom of the United States Senate of refusing to confirm a presidential appointment of an official in or from a state when the appointment is opposed by the senators or senior senator of the president's party from that state
First Known Use of SENATORIAL COURTESY
1884
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