"go to the country" meaning in All languages combined

See go to the country on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: goes to the country [present, singular, third-person], going to the country [participle, present], went to the country [past], gone to the country [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the country}} go to the country (third-person singular simple present goes to the country, present participle going to the country, simple past went to the country, past participle gone to the country)
  1. (politics, dated) To appeal to the feeling of the community by calling a general election Tags: dated Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-go_to_the_country-en-verb-QWotpa9d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, country.
    Sense id: en-go_to_the_country-en-verb-X6eWqVmf
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          "ref": "2024 April 29, Editorial, “The Guardian view on Humza Yousaf’s resignation: miscalculation leads to crisis”, in The Guardian, UK, →ISSN:",
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