double dissolution

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|government|politics|Australian}} A [[procedure]] in which the [[government|Government]] requests the [[governor-general|Governor-General]] to [[dissolve]] both houses of [[parliament|Parliament]] and call a [[full]] [[election]], typically to [[resolve]] a [[deadlock]] between the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate]].

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