| 单词 | chiltern hundreds |
| 释义 | Chiltern Hundreds[ chil-tern ] / ˈtʃɪl tərn / plural noun British.certain crown lands, the stewardship of which is nominally bestowed on a member of the House of Commons to provide an excuse to resign, as members are not allowed to hold titular office from the crown. Idioms for Chiltern Hundredsto apply for the Chiltern Hundreds, to resign or express a desire to resign from the House of Commons. Words nearby Chiltern Hundredschilosis, chilostomatoplasty, chilotomy, Chilpancingo, Chiltern Hills, Chiltern Hundreds, Chiluba, Chilung, chimaera, chimb, Chimborazo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Chiltern HundredsChiltern Hundreds pl n(in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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