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gagging orders

gagging orders is the plural of gagging order.

Meaning of gagging order

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

Questions about gagging orders

What is gagging orders the plural of?
Gagging orders is the plural of gagging order.

Words near gagging orders in the dictionary

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

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