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"Furloughed" sounds like a word used in 1820.
by mpg33 13y ago
"Furloughed" sounds like a word used in 1820.
- kmfrk 13y agoSo does "filibustered". We could definitely do without the use of the two in politics. :) "Furloughed" is actually older than 1820, if you go here (https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Afurlough https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Afurloug...) and click the drop-down box to see its history.
- fennecfoxen 13y agoHey now. Filibusters are an important check of the minority party on the majority's power. If they were utterly abolished, you should expect to see far more extreme legislative actions far more often than we have before. :)
- aestra 13y agoIt comes from the dutch word verlof meaning "To conclude an engagement." http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verlof http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verlof