West|min|ster

West|min|ster
West|min|ster «WEHST MIHN stuhr», noun.
British Informal. Parliament, or the British government: »

The danger facing Westminster is that once released from the current tensions of a spring election, it will relapse into somnolence (Sunday Times).

[< Westminster, the part of London that contains the Houses of Parliament]

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  • ster — ster; ster·co·bi·lin; ster·co·bi·lin·o·gen; ster·co·ra·ceous; ster·co·ral; ster·co·ra·nism; ster·co·ra·nist; ster·co·ra·rii·dae; ster·co·rary; ster·co·ra·tion; ster·co·ric·o·lous; ster·co·rite; ster·cov·o·rous; ster·cu·lia; ster·cu·li·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • min — al·bu·min·uria; al·u·min·ic; al·u·min·i·um; a·min; an·chi·mono·min·er·al; an·ti·vi·ta·min; ar·min·ian·ism; asc·hel·min·thes; avi·ta·min·o·sis; ax·min·ster; az·o·lit·min; bad·min·ton; bar·a·min; ben·ja·min·ite; blood al·bu·min; brah·min;… …   English syllables

  • west — be·west; north·west·er; north·west·ern; north·west·ern·er; north·west·ward·ly; north·west·wards; south·west·er; south·west·ern; south·west·ern·er; south·west·ward·ly; south·west·wards; west; west·er·li·ness; west·er·ling; west·er·most;… …   English syllables

  • westminster — west·min·ster …   English syllables

  • Westminster — West|min|ster 1.) also the City of Westminster a ↑borough (=a part of a city which is responsible for managing its own schools, roads etc) which contains a large part of west central London, including ↑Westminster Abbey, the ↑Houses of Parliament …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Westminster — West|min|ster [ west,mınstər ] the U.K. government, called parliament, based in Westminster, London …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Westminster — West•min•ster [[t]ˈwɛstˌmɪn stər[/t]] n. 1) geg a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace. 173,400 2) geg a city in SW California. 73,320 3) geg a city in NE… …   From formal English to slang

  • Westminster Assembly — West min ster As*sem bly See under {Assembly}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Archbishop of Westminster — Archbishop of West|min|ster, the the priest who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Palace of Westminster — Palace of West|min|ster the Palace of Westminster the official name of the ↑Houses of Parliament in London …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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