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hung parliaments

hung parliaments is the plural of hung parliament.

Meaning of hung parliament

Noun

hung parliament (plural hung parliaments)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    balanced parliament

Questions about hung parliaments

What is hung parliaments the plural of?
Hung parliaments is the plural of hung parliament.

Words near hung parliaments in the dictionary

  1. hung out one's shingle
  2. hung out to dry
  3. hung over
  4. hung over someone's head
  5. hung parliament
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  7. hung round
  8. hung ten
  9. hung the moon
  10. hung to
  11. hung together

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