Labour to pay for McLeish's political unit

The Scotsman;  November 18, 2000 ;   David Scott Scottish Government Editor;   271 words ......assurance that his plan to establish a political unit is not about the "politicisation of...special advisers, the setting up of a political unit and ways of giving MSPs direct access...yesterday's meeting, he stressed that the political unit, operating in the executive's St Andrew...

body politic

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      28 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 body politic the people who collectively constitute a political unit under a government Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

official language

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics;    P. H. MATTHEWS;   31 words ...official language. One recognized or approved for use in the administration of a country or some other political unit. E.g. the official languages of the European Union are German, English, French, etc.

Ali G sets the style for cool politics

Scotland on Sunday;  November 7, 1999 ;   Broadcasters launch campaign to overcome youth apathy to issues, writes Scott McCubbin;   506 words ......Britain's youth to politics. The BBC's political unit is teaming up with its Manchester-based...host a studio-based pilot . The BBC's political unit has dipped its toe into the youth arena...Henderson, an executive producer of the political unit and co-producer on the show, wants...

demos

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      37 words ...de·mos / ˈdēˌmäs / • n. ( pl. demoi / -ˌmoi / ) the common people of an ancient Greek state. ∎  the populace as a political unit, esp. in a democracy. ORIGIN: from Greek dēmos .

demassify

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      45 words ......xB7;si·fy / dēˈmæsifī / • v. ( -ies , -ied ) [ trans. ] divide or break up (a social or political unit) into its component parts. DERIVATIVES: de·mas·si·fi·ca·tion / -ˌmæsifiˈkā...

McConnell's small talk on election defeat POLITICS: LABOUR

The Sunday Herald;  May 27, 2007 ;   Paul Hutcheon;   237 words ......has been granted for an analysis of how he sees his new "political unit" developing. McConnell's bonding session with his Labour...Another chunk of the day will address the "role of the political unit", which critics fear McConnell will use to argue for a leadership...

city-state

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology;    TIMOTHY DARVILL;   57 words ...city-state [De]. In archaeology this term is used to refer to a social and political unit which consisted of a major urban centre and its hinterland, and which had achieved a high degree of autonomy and a clear identity...

station index number

A Dictionary of Weather;    STORM DUNLOP;   27 words ...station index number A code number that identifies the meteorological station within a specific geographical area (often identical with a political unit) for reporting purposes.

INFO LINE

Evansville Courier & Press;  July 9, 2005 ;     55 words ......812) 464-7466 What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? In a true democracy, all important decisions in a political unit are made by a majority vote of citizens. In a republic, citizens elect their officials and representatives, who govern according...

NSW: Della Bosca has separate political identity from wife: Iemm

AAP General News (Australia);  June 24, 2008 ;     148 words ......General News (Australia) 06-24-2008 NSW: Della Bosca has separate political identity from wife: Iemm NSW Premier MORRIS IEMMA says embattled MP JOHN DELLA BOSCA has a separate political identity to that of his wife .. federal MP BELINDA...

rotten borough

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      54 words ......borough with only a few voters but with the right to send a representative to Parliament 2. any electoral district or political unit with greater representation than its population warrants Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

BIASED BBC UNIT TRIED TO DESTROY MY CAREER; German outraged by 'continued...

The Mirror (London, England);  June 15, 2002 ;     612 words ......a full-scale enquiry into BBC Wales Political Unit, accusing it of trying to destroy my...several senior and key members of its political unit of deliberately setting out to destroy...coverage. He stressed: Just those in the political unit with a personal agenda. When I was...

The way we see Wessex ; Stuart Eels (Your Say, June 2) has a strange view...

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  June 9, 2008 ;     133 words ......of history if Wessex for him ceased to exist 1,400 years ago. In 608, it had barely come into being, then survived as a political unit until 1066, and has remained a folk memory ever since. Some statistics for Wessex can be produced by adding together local...

Arts: Change of face.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 7, 2002 ;     51 words ......presenter. For Sara Evans, who took over from yesterday, this will be her first experience of fronting a programme. Evans, of Cardiff, has worked in BBC Wales's political unit for three years. Yr Wythnos is shown on S4C at 12.30pm every Sunday.