drop the writ

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To call a federal or provincial election. Canada,idiomatic
    — Mr. Chrétien visited Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and asked her to drop the writ, meaning that for the next 36 days, Canada will be hit with election fever.

词形变化

drops the writ present,singular,third-person dropping the writ participle,present dropped the writ participle,past dropped the writ past

词源

Compression of draw up the writ. "Writ" means a writ of election issued by the Governor that initiates a parliamentary election.
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