| 单词 | to drop the writ |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto drop the (election) writ P3. Canadian. to drop the (election) writ: to call an election; cf. sense 4c. ΚΠ 1968 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 Jan. (Home ed.) 2/2 Things will quiet down again until the election writ is dropped. Then it will be up to the voters. 2003 National Post (Canada) 29 Mar. a16/5 He said concerns over a summer hydro shortage..will force the government to drop the writ soon. < as lemmas |
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