division lobbynoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən ˌlɒb.i/us/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən ˌlɑː.bi/UK specializedone of two rooms to which a British Member of Parliament must go to show if they are voting for or against a suggested law
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- hat
- nominate
- rigging
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- spoil
- stump
- vote of confidence
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Examples from literature
- And then, thinking once more that it was all over, we went into the division lobbies again.
- By a series of circumstances, into which I need not now go, the manifestation took the shape of refusing to go into the division lobby, and retaining our seats.
- He requires the glow of a good audience—of a cheering party—of the certainty of success in the division lobby—to bring out his best powers.
- In a division lobby, probably on the Wednesday night, I came in touch with a friend, then a subordinate member of the Government, who had been among the keenest advocates of our cause.