Rump Parliament

American  

noun

English History.

1. the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.

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Rump Parliament British  

noun

1. English history the remainder of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge. It sat from 1648–53

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Rump Parliament

The so-called Rump Parliament sat in almost continual session, refused to stand for re-election and sought to strip Cromwell of his position as commander-in-chief.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2015

Hazlerigg, Sir Arthur, “an absurd bold man,” a violent leader of the Rump Parliament, iii.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

England was governed by the Rump Parliament, after she had beheaded her king.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

He sat in Richard Cromwell's parliament for Dublin city, and endeavoured to take his seat in the restored Rump Parliament of 1659.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Meanwhile, the "Rump Parliament" had become more and more unpopular.

From Early European History by Hutton Webster