"double dissolution" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 double dissolution.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} double dissolution (uncountable)
  1. (government, politics, Australia) 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. Wikipedia link: double dissolution Tags: Australia, uncountable Categories (topical): Government, Politics Translations (procedure): 雙重解散 (Chinese Mandarin), 双重解散 (shuāngchóng jiěsàn) (Chinese Mandarin), molempien kamarien hajottaminen (Finnish)

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