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Chiltern Hundreds — /chiltarn handradz/ In English law, the offices of steward or bailiff of His Majesty s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bonenham; or the steward of the Manor of Northsted. Chiltern Hundreds is an appointment under the hand and… … Black's law dictionary
Chiltern Hundreds — /chiltarn handradz/ In English law, the offices of steward or bailiff of His Majesty s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bonenham; or the steward of the Manor of Northsted. Chiltern Hundreds is an appointment under the hand and… … Black's law dictionary
Chiltern Hundreds — /tʃɪltən ˈhʌndrədz/ (say chiltuhn hundruhdz) noun (in England) an office, technically one of profit under the Crown, for which members of Parliament apply, by a legal fiction, in order to resign. {shortened form of Stewardship of the Chiltern… …
Chiltern Hundreds — /chil teuhrn/, Brit. 1. 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. 2. to apply for the… … Universalium
Chiltern Hundreds — [AS. Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold + ern, [ae]rn, place.] A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chiltern Hills — near Nettlebed Country England Counties Bedfordshire … Wikipedia
Resignation from the British House of Commons — Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. In order to circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used. Appointment to an office of profit under the Crown disqualifies an… … Wikipedia
ChilternHundreds — Chiltern Hundreds n. Chiefly British (used with a sing. verb) 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 … Universalium
Manor of Northstead — Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead Arms of Her Majesty s Government … Wikipedia
Resignation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resignation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resignation resignation retirement abdication renunciation abjuration Sgm: N 1 abandonment abandonment relinquishment PARAG:Resignation >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 resign … English dictionary for students
Tony Blair — For other people named Tony Blair, see Tony Blair (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Tony Blair … Wikipedia
