Right Of Election Definition

Right Of Election Sentence Examples

• By the concordat of Worms, 1122, the emperor surrendered the right of investiture by ring and staff, and granted the right of election to the clergy.

• The citizens did not dispute the right of election by the kingdom but they held that that election did not necessarily include the choice of London.

• In 1383 the right of election reverted to the wards, but was obtained again by the livery companies in 1467.

• A common practice is for the holder of a high title to nominate a successor; and his nomination is generally confirmed by the chiefs, or heads of households, with whom the right of election rests.

• The latter prince was the worthier of the throne, but the other better suited the policy of the eunuchs and those noblemen who had the right of election.