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 | | As well as being Head of Government, a prime minister may have other roles or titles—the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for example, is also (The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy) First Lord of the Treasury. |
 | | The latter in effect allows the (The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) government to appeal the (The relation between opposed entities) opposition of (A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)) parliament to the (The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote) electorate. |
 | | However in many (In law; the territory within which power can be exercised) jurisdictions a head of state may refuse a (A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)) parliamentary dissolution, requiring the resignation of the prime minister and his or her (The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit) government. |
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