senatorial courtesy

(noun)

an unwritten political custom (or constitutional convention) in the United States whereby the president consults the senior U.S. Senator of his political party of a given state before nominating any person to a federal vacancy within that Senator's state

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Examples of senatorial courtesy in the following topics:

  • Expressed Powers

    • When nominating judges to U.S. district courts, presidents often respect the long-standing tradition of Senatorial courtesy.

  • Rules to Follow When Listening

    • It's important to come to the presentation with an open mind—that is, to at least listen with respect and courtesy to ideas that may be in conflict with your own personal beliefs and values.
    • Again, if you expect others to be open and receptive to your ideas, you must extend that same courtesy to others.

  • Courtesy

    • Courtesy breathes the spark of life into writing.
    • The college's culture called upon us to demonstrate courtesy in our writing.
    • Of the valuable things I learned from this experience, perhaps the most significant was that courtesy didn't have to be elaborate or time-consuming.
    • What can we do to ensure that our business writing gives evidence of courtesy?
    • Infusing our business writing with courtesy may seem hokey or a poor use of time.

  • Early Roman Society

    • The richest class was called the senatorial class, with wealth based on ownership of large agricultural estates since members of the highest social classes did not traditionally engage in commercial activity.
    • Below the senatorial class was the equestrian order, comprised of members who held the same volume of wealth as the senatorial classes but who engaged in commerce, making them an influential early business class.

  • CAM and C4 Photosynthesis

    • Drawing based on microscopic images courtesy of Cambridge University Plant Sciences Department.
    • Drawing based on microscopic images courtesy of Cambridge University Plant Sciences Department.

  • Introduction to Forks

    • On the other hand, if fewer than half of the developers are in favor, the fork is a clearly minority rebellion, and both courtesy and common sense indicate that it should think of itself as the divergent branch rather than the main line.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • Signature page of the Treaty of Paris courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

  • Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC)

    • (Image courtesy of Microrao, Dept. of Microbiology, JJMMC, Davangere).

  • Sensitivity to Human Relations

    • Courtesy – Showing appropriate respect and pleasantries when dealing with others

  • Suggestions for improving the efficiency of building interiors

    • (Courtesy of Energy Star, www.energystar.gov)
    • (Courtesy of Energy Star, www.energystar.gov)