Word: acquiescedã
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...opponents defeated a motion to ratify the treaty, the prime minister called for a confidence vote in his government. If he lost the vote, he said, Parliament would be dissolved, and all its seats would all be put up for election. Fearing that prospect, the House of Commons acquiesced??€”and ratified the treaty on Major’s terms. In Britain and similarly structured polities, a no-confidence vote can resolve the deadlock between the prime minister and Parliament. Either the prime minister wins a parliamentary majority in the subsequent election, or the popular vote leads...
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