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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A slate of self-governing, equal citizens

American reaction against imported books for children set in after the War of 1812 with the British. A wave of nationalism permeated everything, and the self-conscious new nation found foreign writings (particularly those from the British monarchy) unsuitable for the children of a democratic republic, a slate of self-governing, equal citizens. Publishers of children's books began to encourage American writers to write for American children.

Source: "IELTS Practice Test".

Could you explain the meaning of "a slate of" there?
Does it mean "a group of"?
Thanks.
  

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Square Could you explain the meaning of "a slate of" there? 'Slate' is used oddly there. I suppose that your interpretation is right, but I doubt that definition is in any dictionary.

— Mister Micawber

  • Square Could you explain the meaning of "a slate of" there?
  • 'Slate' is used oddly there.
  • I suppose that your interpretation is right, but I doubt that definition is in any dictionary.
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SquareCould you explain the meaning of "a slate of" there?
'Slate' is used oddly there. I suppose that your interpretation is right, but I doubt that definition is in any dictionary.
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It looks to me like a typo for "state".
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GPYIt looks to me like a typo for "state".
Good thinking.

It is also the answer Square received in another forum where s/he asked the question.

I do wish people would not ask the same question on different forums at the same time. It just means wasted efforts for those who make he effort to respond in one forum to a question that has already
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fivejedjonI do wish people would not ask the same question on different forums at the same time. It just means wasted efforts for those who make he effort to respond in one forum to a question that has already been answered in another.
Yes, and I gave the wrong answer for nothing!
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