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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pair Off

When two members of Parliament, or two opposing electors, agree to absent themselves, and not to vote, so that one neutralises the vote of the other. The Whips generally find the pairs for members.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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