lanyard class
lanyard class noun: civil servants as a group, viewed as inept, officious, or excessively concerned with social justice.
Noun
lanyard class (plural lanyard classes)
- Civil servants as a group, viewed as inept, officious, or excessively concerned with social justice.
- The foot-dragging lanyard class – unelected, unaccountable, secretly ideological – thwarts policies they are paid to implement.2025 June 28, Annabel Denham, “The real enemy isn't Palestine Action: it's the lanyard class”, in The Telegraph
- Finally, some vague understanding of who this lanyard class is in Findlay's mind emerged. After using a blanket term denigrating every public sector worker, he had homed in on diversity, inclusion and equality.2026 April 16, Neil Mackay, “Why sneering at the 'lanyard class' demeans Scotland’s public servants”, in The Herald
Forms of lanyard class
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Origin of lanyard class
Coined with reference to the lanyards that civil servants commonly wear to display their identification badges.
Questions about lanyard class
- What does lanyard class mean?
- Lanyard class means civil servants as a group, viewed as inept, officious, or excessively concerned with social justice.
- What part of speech is lanyard class?
- Lanyard class is a noun.
- What is the plural of lanyard class?
- The plural of lanyard class is lanyard classes.
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