go to the country

idiom

British
: to call for a general election to be held
He went to the country and won.

Examples of go to the country in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Congress is set to approve an additional $44.9 billion to go to the country and NATO allies. Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022 Immigration activists have said that many migrants have legitimate reasons to go to the country and the government should offer legal routes to get there safely. Fox News, 8 Aug. 2020

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“Go to the country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20the%20country. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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