List of Stewards of the Chiltern Hundreds — This is a list of the names and constituencies of Members of Parliament (MPs) appointed as Bailiff and Steward of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.The Chiltern Hundreds is a notional office of profit under the crown which is used as a procedural… … Wikipedia
Chiltern Hundreds — For the 1949 British comedy film, see The Chiltern Hundreds (film). Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham … Wikipedia
Chiltern Hundreds — Das Amt des Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern ist eine Sinekure, die vom britischen Parlament verwandt wird, um Abgeordneten das Ausscheiden zu ermöglichen. Begriff Die Chiltern Hundreds (Chiltern Harden) liegen in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chiltern Hundreds — /chiltarn handradz/ In English law, the offices of steward or bailiff of His Majesty s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bonenham; or the steward of the Manor of Northsted. Chiltern Hundreds is an appointment under the hand and… … Black's law dictionary
Chiltern Hundreds — /chiltarn handradz/ In English law, the offices of steward or bailiff of His Majesty s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough, and Bonenham; or the steward of the Manor of Northsted. Chiltern Hundreds is an appointment under the hand and… … Black's law dictionary
Chiltern Hundreds — /tʃɪltən ˈhʌndrədz/ (say chiltuhn hundruhdz) noun (in England) an office, technically one of profit under the Crown, for which members of Parliament apply, by a legal fiction, in order to resign. {shortened form of Stewardship of the Chiltern… …
Chiltern Hundreds — /chil teuhrn/, Brit. 1. certain crown lands, the stewardship of which is nominally bestowed on a member of the House of Commons to provide an excuse to resign, as members are not allowed to hold titular office from the crown. 2. to apply for the… … Universalium
Chiltern Hundreds — Chil|tern Hun|dreds, the the job of representing a particular government area in Buckinghamshire in Britain which no longer exists. Members of Parliament apply for the Chiltern Hundreds when they want to stop working before the next ↑general… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chiltern Hundreds — [AS. Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold + ern, [ae]rn, place.] A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chiltern Hundreds — the short form of name for an officer under the Crown, Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham . A Member of Parliament is not allowed to resign, but if a Member wants to give up a seat then… … Law dictionary
