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Doge means (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa..
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/dəʊdʒ/ · noun
(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa..
In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted.
This reply was one of the first important pronouncements to be made by Antonio Grimani, who on 6 July had been elected seventy-fourth Doge of Venice in succession to Leonardo Loredan.
The doge and the Venetian Senate might still be the servants (douloi) of the emperor, but nonetheless they were able to fix the price of their naval aid.
Bobsled wasn't the only Dogecoin-backed sporting success. Fans of Nascar will recognise the car driven by Josh Wise, emblazoned, as it is, with the adorable little doge on its bonnet (pictured above).
Since the lab has been "doged," a petition posted to Change.org by Evgeny Stambulchik asked for signatures to oppose the layoff of the NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Group and has garnered 2,500 signatures as of reporting time. There is also a campaign website.
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Doge means (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa..
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In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted.
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