dixonian
/dɪkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat.
British usage
adj
Of, relating to or formulated by Alfred Dixon.
Example Sentences
- "This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier."
- "However, 'nuisance or anti-social behaviour' is a source of grave unhappiness to millions. It is also the very thing that the old Dixonian police force was very good at controlling, discouraging and preventing."
- "We have presented a model of policing to the public, a Dixonian model, which is oversimplified. It is about bobbies on the beat and their front police station counter."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
- British English: /dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
Usage
- British usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.