as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar
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The emoluments clause prohibits the president from accepting any gift, title or emolument from a foreign state or domestic officials without congressional approval.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
But few tales better show the mix of hard power and emoluments that embodied imperial China’s tributary relations with others.
—The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
Clearly, there were also going to be debates on whether the charges should include obstruction of justice and emoluments (the president using his office to profit).
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
But few tales better show the mix of hard power and emoluments that embodied imperial China’s tributary relations with others.
—The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
Clearly, there were also going to be debates on whether the charges should include obstruction of justice and emoluments (the president using his office to profit).
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Emolument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emolument. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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