Meanings
nounearly day motion (plural early day motions)
plural early day motions · alternative early-day motion
- UKgovernmentA formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.
On Tuesday, the SNP lodged an early-day motion (EDM) to formally remove Prince Andrew’s title as Duke of York, which he has said he will no longer use.
2025 October 21, Jessica Elgot, “MPs move to lodge parliamentary motion to strip Prince Andrew of dukedom”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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