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early day motion

early day motion noun: a formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.

Noun

early day motion (plural early day motions)

  1. (UK) A 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

Forms of early day motion

pluralearly day motions
alternative formearly-day motion

Questions about early day motion

What does early day motion mean?
Early day motion means a formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons.
What part of speech is early day motion?
Early day motion is a noun.
What is the plural of early day motion?
The plural of early day motion is early day motions.

Words near early day motion in the dictionary

  1. early childhoods
  2. early closing
  3. Early County
  4. early crow
  5. early crows
  6. early day motion
  7. early day motions
  8. early days
  9. early door
  10. early doors
  11. Early effect

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