double dissolution

noun

Meaning

A procedure in which the Government requests the Governor-General to dissolve both houses of Parliament and call a full election, typically to resolve a deadlock between the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Related words

dexit(English)demob(English)debathification(English)disassociation(English)diamutation(English)de-bathification(English)disorganisation(English)dexeu(English)

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