drop the writ

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#1·5h ago

(Canada, idiomatic) To call a federal or provincial election.

Origin: Compression of draw up the writ. "Writ" means a writ of election issued by the Governor that initiates a parliamentary election. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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