Chil‧tern Hun‧dreds, the /ˌtʃɪlt
ən ˈhʌndrədz $ -tərn-/
noun [P] the job of representing a particular government area in Buckinghamshire in Britain which no longer exists. Members of Parliament apply for the Chiltern Hundreds when they want to stop working before the next
general election.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲