Chil ‧ tern Hun ‧ dreds, the /ˌtʃɪlt ə n ˈhʌndrədz $ -tərn-/ BrE AmE noun [P]
the job of representing a particular government area in Buckinghamshire in Britain which no longer exists. Members of Parliament apply for the Chiltern Hundreds when they want to stop working before the next ↑ general election .