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wash-up period

wash-up period noun: the last few days before a parliament is dissolved in which important legislation must be concluded.

Noun

wash-up period (plural wash-up periods)

  1. The last few days before a parliament is dissolved in which important legislation must be concluded.

Forms of wash-up period

pluralwash-up periods

Questions about wash-up period

What does wash-up period mean?
Wash-up period means the last few days before a parliament is dissolved in which important legislation must be concluded.
What part of speech is wash-up period?
Wash-up period is a noun.
What is the plural of wash-up period?
The plural of wash-up period is wash-up periods.

Words near wash-up period in the dictionary

  1. wash-out
  2. wash-outs
  3. wash-over
  4. wash-overs
  5. wash-up
  6. wash-up period
  7. wash-up periods
  8. wash-ups
  9. Wash.
  10. Washabaugh
  11. Washabaughs

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