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- noun Plural form of
emolument .
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While the word emoluments is in there, it is not (at least, according to Wikipedia) what is known as the Emoluments Clause.
Senate Leadership Working To Get Hillary Past Wingnut Effort To Block Sec State Appointment 2009
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Unfortunately, the spirit of "absenteeism" extended itself to the holders of offices in Ireland, and even the lord-lieutenant rarely took up his residence in Dublin for any time longer than necessitated by the immediate demands of his installation and speech-making, although he drew his emoluments from the Irish revenues.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish Jonathan Swift 1706
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In 1998, the directors received "emoluments" -- or payments -- totaling £688,570 ($946,577) while the operation reported profits of £1.03 million.
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In 1998, the directors received "emoluments" -- or payments -- totaling £688,570 ($946,577) while the operation reported profits of £1.03 million.
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Your committee conceive that, if this act remains upon your statute book and these bills are forbidden to be passed, upon that contingency, there would then be established by law a set of men entitled to exclusive privileges and emoluments, which is forbidden by the Bill of Rights.
The Beginnings of Public Education in North Carolina; A Documentary History, 1790-1840. Vol. II Charles Lee 1908
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Nevertheless, the emoluments will be a sufficient inducement to keep me here, though they are not above a quarter part what some people suppose them.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Stearns, Frank P 1906
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Nevertheless, the emoluments will be a sufficient inducement to keep me here, though they are not above a quarter part what some people suppose them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Woodberry, George E 1902
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Nevertheless, the emoluments will be a sufficient inducement to keep me here, though they are not above a quarter part what some people suppose them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne George Edward Woodberry 1892
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Nevertheless, the emoluments will be a sufficient inducement to keep me here, though they are not above a quarter part what some people suppose them.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Frank Preston Stearns 1881
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When I put a caramel in my mouth and chew, all my words sound like "emoluments".
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