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Hammelsprung
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German
Etymology
From de Hammel wether Sprung jump. Thought to be from the idea that (most of) the delegates follow their faction leaders like sheep follow bellwethers.
Pronunciation
de De-Hammelsprung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de politics A way of voting, functionally comparable to a division in the UK parliament, where the members or delegates leave the hall and re-enter it through three doors marked as aye, nay, and abstention.