takes the Chiltern Hundreds

A form of take the Chiltern Hundreds — To vacate one's seat in the House of Commons (since resignation is not permitted), under the legal fiction of being appointed to an "office of profit under the Crown": the ancient office of Crown Steward for the Chiltern Hundreds, in modern times a mere sinecure.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of take the Chiltern Hundreds
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takes the Chiltern Hundreds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takes%20the%20Chiltern%20Hundreds

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