rotation in precedence

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• Alternat — Al ter nat , n. [F.] A usage, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• al|ter|nat — «al tehr NA», noun. rotation of precedence, a practice in diplomacy by which several states claiming equality with one another take each in turn the first place, as in the signing of treaties. ╂[< French alternat (literally) alternation] …   Useful english dictionary

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