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W1A

W1A noun: the senior management of the BBC.

Noun

W1A

  1. (metonymically) The senior management of the BBC.
    • We welcome these commitments but we note that they do not signify a meaningful shift in power away from W1A: decisions about the nations will continue to be taken in London while the new drama commissioners will still report to the overall controller of commissioning in London.2018 May 4, Des Freedman, Vana Goblot, A Future for Public Service Television, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 252
    • Will be interesting to see who gets hit hardest by the BBC’s new social media guidelines. Everyone has an eye on Gary Lineker, but word from inside W1A is that Chris Packham is the one to watch.2023, “Bedroom Burrito”, in Popbitch

Origin of W1A

From W1A 1AA, the postcode of the BBC headquarters Broadcasting House, and popularised by the TV show W1A.

Questions about W1A

What does W1A mean?
W1A means the senior management of the BBC.
What part of speech is W1A?
W1A is a noun.

Words near W1A in the dictionary

  1. w/out
  2. w/r/t
  3. w/v
  4. w/w
  5. w00t
  6. W1A
  7. W2C
  8. W2Cs
  9. w2w
  10. W3
  11. w33d

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