hung parliament
Syllables: hung par·lia·mentUK/hʌŋ ˈpɑːləmənt/US/hʌŋ ˈpɑɹləmənt/
hung parliament noun: a parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority.
Noun
hung parliament (plural hung parliaments)
- A parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority.
- The likelihood of a hung parliament—that is, a parliament in which no single party enjoys an overall majority—is far greater today than it was, for example, in the 1950s. This is primarily because there are now more MPs from the minority parties.1995, Vernon Bogdanor, “Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation”, in The Monarchy and the Constitution, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 145
- [I]f proportional representation were to be adopted for UK elections, the position could become even more complicated. In the event of a hung Parliament, which could be a regular occurrence under such a voting system, the monarch would have to nominate both the governing party and the prime...1998 September, Tim Hames, Mark Leonard, “The Core Problem for the British Monarchy”, in Modernising the Monarchy (Arguments; 21), London: Demos, →ISBN, page 16
- Synonyms:
- balanced parliament
hung parliament meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
hung parliament in Hindi
- parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority
- त्रिशंकु सभा triśaṅku sabhā
hung parliament in Tamil
- தொங்கு நாடாளுமன்றம்
hung parliament in Arabic
- parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority
- برلمان معلق
hung parliament in Malay
- parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority
- parlimen tergantung
More languagesFewer languages
- hung parliament in Indonesian
- parlemen gantung
- hung parliament in Thai
- สภาแขวน sà-paa-kwɛ̌ɛn, สภาชะงักงัน sà-paa-chá-ngák-ngan
Synonyms of hung parliament
- balanced parliament
Forms of hung parliament
| plural | hung parliaments |
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Origin of hung parliament
From the fact that the work of such a parliament is often suspended because no majority of the Members of Parliament can be obtained to enact legislation or to pass resolutions.
Questions about hung parliament
- What does hung parliament mean?
- Hung parliament means a parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority.
- What is hung parliament in Hindi?
- Hung parliament in Hindi is त्रिशंकु सभा (triśaṅku sabhā). See Hung parliament meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hung parliament?
- Hung parliament is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hung parliament?
- Hung parliament is pronounced /hʌŋ ˈpɑːləmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hung parliament?
- The plural of hung parliament is hung parliaments.
Words near hung parliament in the dictionary
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