Reform Acts — three British Acts of Parliament passed during the 19th century to change the way Members of Parliament were elected and to allow more people to vote. The first Reform Act (1832) got rid of the rotten boroughs (= constituencies where very few… … Universalium
(the) Reform Acts — the Reform Acts [the Reform Acts] three British Acts of Parliament passed during the 19th century to change the way Members of Parliament were elected and to allow more people to vote. The first Reform Act (1832) got rid of the rotten boroughs ( … Useful english dictionary
Reform — Re*form , n. [F. r[ e]forme.] Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government. [1913 Webster] {Civil service reform}. See under {Civil}. {Reform acts} (Eng. Politics), acts … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reform school — Reform Re*form , n. [F. r[ e]forme.] Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government. [1913 Webster] {Civil service reform}. See under {Civil}. {Reform acts} (Eng.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reform Act 1832 — First page of the Reform Act 1832 This painting by … Wikipedia
Reform Bills — See also the Reform Act disambiguation page The Reform Bills were a series of proposals to reform voting in the British parliament. These include the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884.BackgroundThe three acts extended voting rights to… … Wikipedia
Reform Act — Porcentaje de hombres y mujeres adultos que poseen el derecho al voto tras las sucesivas Reform Acts. Reform Act ( acta de reforma en traducción literal castellana, utilizándose ambas expresiones en la bibliografía)[1] o Reform Bill … Wikipedia Español
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom — This article discusses types of Acts and the process of law making in Parliament. For a list of legislation see List of Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Reform Judaism (North America) — Reform Judaism is the largest denomination of American Jews today. [Bob Abernathy, [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week238/cover.html Reform Judaism ] , Public Broadcasting Service, May 1999.] [Matthew Wagner and Greer Fay Cashman,… … Wikipedia
Reform of Architects Registration — was the title of a UK government consultation paper dated 19 July 1994 which was issued by the Department of the Environment. The introduction stated that in October 1993 the Government had announced that the profession and others would be… … Wikipedia
