Galveston plan

American  

noun

1. commission plan.

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Galveston plan British  

/ ˈɡælvɪstən /

noun

1. another term for commission plan

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Etymology

Origin of Galveston plan

After Galveston, the first U.S. city to adopt such a plan

Example Sentences

The Galveston Plan became a model for the nation.

From Washington Post

The Galveston Plan thus stands — with the imposition of the poll tax in 1901 and the white primary in 1923 — as a signal event in Texas’s disfranchisement of African Americans.

From Washington Post

The Chile/Galveston Plan Gingrich’s social security plan, as he reminded a debate audience on Nov. 23, is “based on Chile and based on Galveston, Texas.”

From Slate

Herman Cain, the former pizza executive, has also spoken approvingly of the Galveston plan in several Republican presidential debates.

From New York Times

The Galveston plan’s total contribution rate is 13.9 percent of the payroll, with 6.1 percent coming from each worker, and 7.8 percent from the county — or, more specifically, its taxpayers.

From New York Times