clan-representation

Updated: May 8, 2025

The free prerogative of the chief magistrates in this matter, as it had been exercised after the setting aside of the old clan-representation, had been already subjected to very material restrictions on the abolition of the presidency for life.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book II : From the Abolition of the Monarchy in Rome to the Union of Italy

The free prerogative of the chief magistrates in this matter, as it had been exercised after the setting aside of the old clan-representation, had been already subjected to very material restrictions on the abolition of the presidency for life.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

This incident led, however, to an agreement under which each of the great clans, Satsuma, Choshu, Hizen, and Tosa, should be equally represented in the Government. Thus, the "principle of clan-representation received practical recognition in the organization of the Government. It continued to be recognized for many years, and ultimately became the chief target of attack by party-politicians."

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era