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robbins principle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
rob-bin-s prin-ci-ple
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The idea that university places should be available to everybody who qualifies for them by ability and attainment.

British usage

Etymology

From its appearance in the 1963 Robbins Report from the Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Lord Robbins.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Robbins principle (canonical)

Questions

What does robbins principle mean?
The idea that university places should be available to everybody who qualifies for them by ability and attainment.
Where does robbins principle come from?
From its appearance in the 1963 Robbins Report from the Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Lord Robbins.

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