"midnight appointment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: midnight appointments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} midnight appointment (plural midnight appointments)
  1. (politics) The appointment of a new person to a role by the existing holder of the role, very shortly before leaving office. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-midnight_appointment-en-noun-LtiKX4pP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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