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

Debate on the Humble Petition and Advice of the Rump Parliament to Cromwell in 1657, to assume the Title of King; abridged, methodized and digested. intern. evid.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman

Shortly after the Long Parliament was purged, at the instigation of Cromwell, and had become the The Rump Parliament.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John

Doubtless his musketeers would have dealt with the convention as they had done with the Rump Parliament, had it not fallen to pieces through its own dissensions.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Cromwell expels the Rump Parliament; assembling of the Barebones Parliament.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter