Rump Parliament
Americannoun
noun
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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
All that was left of the bird was its torso, which stuck to its perch like the very Rump Parliament, which these pretenders to the crown would so fain have dissolved.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
The Rump Parliament consisted entirely of Cromwell's stalactites.
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)
He was imprisoned in the Tower by the Rump Parliament.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
The members of the Rump Parliament, the earlier 'secluded' members, the Presbyterians, the Independents under Lambert, the Royalists, and smaller parties, were all working for their own ends.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
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