apply for the stewardship of the chiltern hundreds
1Chiltern Hundreds — /chil teuhrn/, Brit. 1. certain crown lands, the stewardship of which is nominally bestowed on a member of the House of Commons to provide an excuse to resign, as members are not allowed to hold titular office from the crown. 2. to apply for the… …
2Chiltern Hundreds — /tʃɪltən ˈhʌndrədz/ (say chiltuhn hundruhdz) noun (in England) an office, technically one of profit under the Crown, for which members of Parliament apply, by a legal fiction, in order to resign. {shortened form of Stewardship of the Chiltern… …
3Chiltern Hills — near Nettlebed Country England Counties Bedfordshire …
4Member of Parliament — Legislature This series is part of the Politics series Legislature Legislatures by country Parliament Member of Parliament Parliamentary group Parliamentary group leader Congress Congressperson …
5United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
