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Meaning of division bell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant chamber so that they may take part.

Commonwealth

Examples

“The division bell was still ringing; peers and diplomatists and strangers were turned out; members came rushing in from library and smoking-room; some desperate cabs just arrived in time to land their passengers in the waiting-room.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

division level division of labor division of labour division ring division sign division table

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