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suicide squad

noun

Etymology

In reference to the councillors' mission to abolish their appointed office and position.

Definitions

  1. A unit assigned to a particularly risky task.

  2. Synonym of special team.

    • The most violent men in pro football play on the suicide squads.

  3. a group of legislative councillors appointed by Prime Minister Sidney Holland to abolish…

    a group of legislative councillors appointed by Prime Minister Sidney Holland to abolish the New Zealand Legislative Council (upper house), thus making the legislature unicameral.

    • Prime Minister Sidney Holland is New Zealander of the Year for appointing a parliamentary suicide squad to abolish the undemocratic upper house, the Legislative Council.
    • Popularly known as the suicide squad, they accepted office on the understanding that they would do away with it.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA