Chiltern Hundreds

American  

[chil-tern] / ˈtʃɪl tərn /

plural noun

British.

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.

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idioms

1. to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds, to resign or express a desire to resign from the House of Commons.

Chiltern Hundreds British  

plural noun

1. (in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds ; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat

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Example Sentences

The Kushner-backed resort, along with another development on nearby Sazan Island, are both planned near a key breeding site for migratory birds -- including hundreds of flamingos.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

It boasts over $10 million in sales annually, with the clientele including hundreds of Iranian companies and government entities, the filing said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

That stadium is spurring roughly $1 billion in planned development, including hundreds of apartments and an extension of the city’s public-transit system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Running along Brazil's coastline, the Atlantic Forest supports an extraordinary range of life, including hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Also, because there were so many of us, including hundreds of young Navajo men who had learned to speak English in the boarding schools—our language was chosen for making that unbreakable code.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac