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单词 hung parliament
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Definition of hung parliament in English:

hung parliament

noun
British
  • A parliament in which no political party has enough seats to secure an overall majority.

    the election of February 1974 produced a hung parliament
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only last month he mischievously hinted at a possible future pact with Labour if there's a hung parliament in 2015.
    • He had been considering his future for some months following a bruising three years in a hung parliament.
    • He said Australians would emphatically reject a hung Parliament at the next poll.
    • Heaven spare us another hung parliament.
    • He blamed a hung parliament for his inability to secure a Commons majority on his proposals.
    • The party boss said a surge in the polls could secure enough MPs to hold the balance of power in another hung parliament
    • Italy is facing political paralysis as near-complete election results raise the possibility of no clear winner and a hung parliament.
    • Both Labor and the Liberals have ruled out making deals with the Greens in the event of a hung parliament.
    • The most favoured outcome is another hung parliament.

Definition of hung parliament in US English:

hung parliament

noun
British
  • A parliament in which no political party has enough seats to secure an overall majority.

    the election of February 1974 produced a hung parliament
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both Labor and the Liberals have ruled out making deals with the Greens in the event of a hung parliament.
    • He had been considering his future for some months following a bruising three years in a hung parliament.
    • Only last month he mischievously hinted at a possible future pact with Labour if there's a hung parliament in 2015.
    • He said Australians would emphatically reject a hung Parliament at the next poll.
    • He blamed a hung parliament for his inability to secure a Commons majority on his proposals.
    • Heaven spare us another hung parliament.
    • The most favoured outcome is another hung parliament.
    • The party boss said a surge in the polls could secure enough MPs to hold the balance of power in another hung parliament
    • Italy is facing political paralysis as near-complete election results raise the possibility of no clear winner and a hung parliament.
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