Betekenis van:
largess

largess
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • vrijgevigheid, goedgeefsheid, gulheid
  • liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

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largess
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.