(~s)
In Australia and some other countries, an ~ is a person who has been elected as a member of parliament. ~ is an abbreviation for ‘member of the legislative assembly’.
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(~s)
In Australia and some other countries, an ~ is a person who has been elected as a member of parliament. ~ is an abbreviation for ‘member of the legislative assembly’.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012