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1vote mob — n. A crowd, organized via social networks, that gathers to encourage young people to vote in an upcoming election. v. vote mobbing pp. Example Citations: A new mob is arising in Canada, and this one should be heartily encouraged. It s the vote… …
2Vote of No Addresses — The Vote of No Addresses was a key event in the English Civil War.At the Putney Debates of November 1647, Colonel Thomas Rainsborough proposed breaking off negotiations with King Charles I of England and allowing Parliament to force through a… …
3crossbench peers — The large grouping of peers who are not aligned to any political party and do not therefore take a party whip. They sit on the crossbenches, preferring to maintain their political neutrality. All House of Lords committees will have crossbench… …
4Payroll vote — is a term in the British Parliamentary System for the office holders, paid or unpaid, among a party s MPs or peers who are obliged either to support their party s position in whipped votes or to resign. The payroll vote includes members of the… …
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… …
6House of Lords — This article is about the British House of Lords. For other uses, see House of Lords (disambiguation). The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled …
7Reform of the House of Lords — For almost a century, governments in the United Kingdom have attempted to find a way to undertake a comprehensive reform of the House of Lords, which is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This process was started by the… …
8Parliament of the United Kingdom — of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type Type Bicameral …
9July Monarchy — Kingdom of France Royaume de France ← …
10House of Lords Act 1999 — Infobox UK Legislation short title=House of Lords Act 1999 parliament=United Kingdom Parliament long title=An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications… …
