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westminster

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for westminster.

Editorial note

We even already have a political party operating both in Westminster and Dublin - Sinn Féin.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of westminster gathered in one view.

noun

The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

noun

The Palace of Westminster

noun

A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for westminster.

noun

The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

noun

The Palace of Westminster

noun

A neighbourhood in central London; the administrative centre of the borough of Westminster.

noun

The abbey of Westminster.

Example sentences

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We even already have a political party operating both in Westminster and Dublin - Sinn Féin.

2

Fears of the SNP deciding politics in Westminster also diminished labour support in England.

3

That's a rather easier trick to pull off than turning a referendum defeat into an unprecedented boost in Westminster seats months later.

4

Getting their hands dirty in Westminster after the heavily anti-Tory (and anti-Labour, too) campaign is quite different from doing the same in Holyrood.

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The Duke of Westminster owns a large chunk of Mayfair and Belgravia, and is the third richest man in the UK because of it.

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(And this is before any discussion about the differences in the legislative path between Westminster and the EU).

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The Duke of Westminster did very well out of it.

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A very recent HGV fatality is directly contributable to Westminster Council refusing to implement recommendations by TfL to make a junction next to a bridge safer...

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It's round the corner from Westminster and Buckingham Palace.

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Unionists leaders would certainly do well to make sure the Scots feel part of the union - but with a SNP in scenario one, Westminster is unlikely to be the venue for that.

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Initially I got a decend click through rate on my ads because the Westminster Dog show was going on, and people were interested in seeing pictures of cute dogs and cats.

12

In the ideal case, if we imagine a theoretical Westminster system with first past the post voting, we can pay 10 people to organise 250 volunteers per electorate of a theoretical 200,000 voters.

Quote examples

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The reproduced old image towards the bottom is jokingly called "Notre Dame back in the notre day", but that is clearly Westminster Abbey.

2

It's probably worth reflecting on your words here too: "never achieve anything, as they have exactly zero leverage to affect anything in Westminster".

3

Couldn't you do, "Speculation is growing in Westminster"?

4

For those that are curious about this, sudioStudio64 is talking about "Project Westminster", which is one of the four "Universal Windows Platform bridges".

Proper noun examples

1

In 1773, Sancho and his wife set up a grocer's shop in Westminster.

2

Actually, if it does happen, I'll raise an army and march on Westminster.

3

Considering the growing public evidence of really nasty paedophile networks in and around Westminster, it's not the bins we should be worrying about.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use westminster in a sentence?

We even already have a political party operating both in Westminster and Dublin - Sinn Féin.

What does westminster mean?

The City of Westminster: a London borough of Greater London including the principal offices of the British government.

What part of speech is westminster?

westminster is commonly used as noun.