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OB marker

OB marker noun: a governmental restriction on free speech, limiting topics that can be written about.

Noun

OB marker (plural OB markers)

  1. (Singapore) A governmental restriction on free speech, limiting topics that can be written about.

Forms of OB marker

pluralOB markers

Origin of OB marker

From the golfing term OB (“out of bounds”). Coined by Singaporean business executive and former politician George Yeo.

Questions about OB marker

What does OB marker mean?
OB marker means a governmental restriction on free speech, limiting topics that can be written about.
What part of speech is OB marker?
OB marker is a noun.
What is the plural of OB marker?
The plural of OB marker is OB markers.

Words near OB marker in the dictionary

  1. Oaxacan
  2. Oaxacans
  3. Oaxacas
  4. Oaxtepec
  5. ob
  6. OB marker
  7. OB markers
  8. Ob'
  9. ob-
  10. ob-gyn
  11. OB-Gyne

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