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green bans

green bans is the plural of green ban.

Meaning of green ban

Noun

green ban (plural green bans)

  1. (Australia, UK) A ban instigated by a trade union on construction or demolition work on a site deemed to be of cultural, historical or environmental significance.
    • Though the overall, long-term effects of green bans are far from clear, they have caused a dramatic eruption of environmental concern into Australian thinking.1973, Conservation Foundation, Conservation Foundation Letter, page 8

Questions about green bans

What is green bans the plural of?
Green bans is the plural of green ban.

Words near green bans in the dictionary

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  2. green baize
  3. green baizes
  4. green ban
  5. green band
  6. green bans
  7. green bass
  8. Green Bay
  9. green bean
  10. green bean galaxies
  11. green bean galaxy

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