CHILTERN HUNDREDS meaning: Appointment facilitating resignation from Parliament

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▸ noun: (historical) An ancient administrative area in Buckinghamshire, England, composed of three hundreds and lying partially within the Chiltern Hills.

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Stewardship, appointment, election, nomination

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