His Accidency

His Accidency
полит жарг
"Его случайность"
Так "за глаза" могут называть политического деятеля, на законной основе занявшего выборный пост в результате внезапной смерти предшественника. В частности, такое прозвище закрепилось за президентами Г. Кливлендом [Cleveland, (Stephen) Grover], Э. Джонсоном [Johnson, Andrew], Дж. Тайлером [Tyler, John]

English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2013.

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