Brexit
noun[SorU]
uk/ˈbrek.sɪt/us/ˈbrek.sɪt/anexit(=actofleaving)by theUnitedKingdom from theEuropeanUnion(shortfor "Britishexit"):
(英国脱离欧盟)脱欧There have beenvariousattemptstocalculatehow much Brexit willcost.已经有各种各样的尝试来计算英国脱欧所付出的代价。
UK politics: government administration & organization
- awkward
- backbench
- collectivization
- hung parliament
- lord
- loyalist
- partition
- PMQs
- policy-maker
- policy-making
- polity
- reshuffle
- soviet
- the awkward gangidiom
- the Commons
- the House of Lords
- the Houses of Parliament
- three-line whip
- upper house
- Westminster
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Cutting off and disconnecting
International relations: European politics & government
Idioms
hard Brexit
soft Brexit