dissolution

• But this "curious manoeuvre," as Pitt himself called it, was nullified by the promptitude with which another Great Seal was made The result of the dissolution was as gratifying to Pitt as it was disastrous to Fox. —  A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4)
• I (Lord Melbourne) said, that I had been considering well the whole question, and the Chancellor's letter, but that altogether I did not think it advisable to have recourse to a dissolution--and I think the greater part lean towards that opinion; but there are a few who are very much for a dissolution--the Chancellor and Hobhouse very much so, and Palmerston. —  The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861
• Both the queen and the minister especially desired, at that moment, the passing of the Heresy Bill, and Renard was obliged to content himself with a promise that the dissolution should be as early as possible. —  The Reign of Mary Tudor
• It is by a realization of his security in death that the believer in Jesus can calmly meditate on the hour of dissolution--that he is blest with longings for home; that he is soon to be delivered from the present evil world; in short, that he is completely constituted an actuality in the Church triumphant. —  Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. ; Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries.
• He was a member of Harrington's Club till its dissolution, and of the Royal Society before it had received the name. —  Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American

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