drop the writ | Idiomator

Meaning: (Canada,idiomatic)To call afederalorprovincialelection.2000October 22, Allison Dunfield, “Chrétien calls election for Nov. 27”, inGlobe and Mail, Toronto:Mr. Chrétien visited Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and asked her todrop the writ, meaning that for the next 36 days, Canada will be hit with election fever.

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