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gagging order

gagging order noun: an official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.

Noun

gagging order (plural gagging orders)

  1. (UK) An official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
    • The figures, uncovered by the BBC, have prompted allegations that universities are deliberately using gagging orders to stop grievances becoming public.2019 April 17, Simon Murphy, “UK universities pay out £90m on staff 'gagging orders' in past two years”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of gagging order

pluralgagging orders

Questions about gagging order

What does gagging order mean?
Gagging order means an official order forbidding press or broadcast discussion of a specified subject; a public interest immunity certificate.
What part of speech is gagging order?
Gagging order is a noun.
What is the plural of gagging order?
The plural of gagging order is gagging orders.

Words near gagging order in the dictionary

  1. gaggiest
  2. gagging
  3. gagging a buzzard off a gut wagon
  4. gagging a dog off a gut wagon
  5. gagging for it
  6. gagging order
  7. gagging orders
  8. gaggingly
  9. gaggings
  10. gaggle
  11. gaggled

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