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Compromise, Election by

is one of the modes of electing the pope. When the cardinals fail to agree upon any one candidate, they sometimes refer the matter to a committee of their own number by way of compromise, binding themselves to nominate as pope the person on whom the arbiters shall fix. (See POPE).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Compromise, Election by'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/compromise-election-by.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.