"division bell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: division bells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} division bell (plural division bells)
  1. (Commonwealth) A bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant chamber so that they may take part. Tags: Commonwealth
    Sense id: en-division_bell-en-noun-M9f3Q~-9 Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for division bell meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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