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Word: eight-seat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...biggest province, and he had stretched his potential premiership to a record 20 years. Against the best-organized opposition he ever faced, Strongman Duplessis had come back more powerful than ever, with a greater share of the popular vote and a massive majority of 72 seats (an eight-seat gain) in the 93-seat legislature for his Union Nationale Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Still the Champion | 7/2/1956 | See Source »

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