Chiltern Hundreds
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Tweet n. (used with a sing. verb) Chiefly British A merely formal office applied for by members of Parliament when they wish to resign from the House of Commons. [Short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds tracts of crown lands in south-central England including the Chiltern Hills.] |
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