hung parliament
noun[C]
politicsUKspecializeduk/ˌhʌŋ ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/us/ˌhʌŋ ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/asituationin which nosinglepoliticalpartyhas enoughseats(=positionsthatpeopleareelectedto in aparliament)to havetotalcontrol:
悬峙议会,无多数议会In ahungparliament, nosinglepartyhas anabsolutemajority.在悬峙议会中,没有一个政党占绝对多数。
In theeventof ahungparliamentthere is thepossibilityofconstitutionaldeadlock.在悬峙议会的情况下,可能出现宪法僵局。
- Ahungparliamentafter the nextgeneralelectionis stilllikely.
- In ahungparliament, thedefectionof one or twomemberscan becrucial.
- Voting for the 120-seatAssemblyproducedahungparliament.
- Fears about the unworkability ofhungparliamentsput manypeopleoffsupportingproportionalrepresentation.
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- power-sharing
- repression
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
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