| 单词 | star chamber |
| 释义 | star chamber noun[C] formaldisapprovinguk/ˌstɑː ˈtʃeɪm.bər/us/ˌstɑːr ˈtʃeɪm.bɚ/acourtor othergroupthatmeetsprivatelyand makesjudgmentsthat can besevere （私自集会并作出严厉判决的）星室法庭；专断暴虐的团体People who analyse and judge
Examplesofstar chamberstar chamber If not, does that not show the contempt in which the aptly namedstarchamberholds the poor? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not thestarchambersitting on it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestarchamberis working, and it is already doing some excellent work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the aim was certainly not to set up some additionalstarchamberto police those concerns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is astarchamber, and it is manifestly inadequate as the only appeal court against the exercise of such powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestarchamberis not the way to handle these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The court ofstarchambereven decides which countries are considered for debt write-off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If someone is dragged along to astarchambercourt and put before a judge, there is an assumption that one must answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not an inquiry; it is a modified form ofstarchamber. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestarchamberis quite different. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not those who are lucky enough to work in the public sector who will gain most from the transformation of thestarchamberinto the school tuck shop? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In modern usage, legal or administrative bodies with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings are sometimes called, metaphorically or poetically, "star chambers". From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ministers compete in thestarchamberfor funds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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