The procedure by which a public official may be removed from office by popular vote. 罢免一种程序，即通过公民投票将某个官员从职位上撤退
A writ issued by a superior court ordering a public official or body or a lower court to perform a specified duty. 书面训令高级法院指令某官员或机构或某下级法院去履行某项特定义务的书面文件
British financier and public official who concluded the treaty between Great Britain and the United States that defined the border between Canada and Maine(1842). 巴林，亚历山大1774－1848英国金融家和国家官员，参加了英国同美国的谈判并签订了确定加拿大与缅因边界的条约(1842年)
