The Fundamental Orders of 1638-1639 were a set of laws created by the Connecticut River towns, establishing a framework for government and outlining the rights of citizens. Often considered the first written constitution in Western history, it emphasized the principle of majority rule and the idea of a government accountable to the people. The Orders reflected the Puritan belief in a covenant community and aimed to create a more organized and democratic governance structure than what existed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The sentence was brief.He looked at her for a brief moment.
Example sentence - The lawyer had worked long hours on his briefs.
i had a brief talk with a counselor
Your question was brief.
I am going to take a brief break for lunch.
If there is a comma after brief there may be more to the sentence.
a three day vacation is too brief for me
A Thief gets caught and falls in love with the Queen who orders his hand cut off. In brief. A Thief gets caught and falls in love with the Queen who orders his hand cut off. In brief.
The colonel told me he'd need to brief us before the mission.
the narrator began the story with a brief sentence.
His answers where brief and evasive
It means the sentence is halted/delayed for a brief period.