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voluntary controlled school

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
vol-un-tary -con-trolled school
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state-funded school in which a (usually religious) foundation or trust has some formal influence in running the school, but less than for a voluntary aided school.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

voluntary controlled schools (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

voluntary aided school

Questions

What does voluntary controlled school mean?
A state-funded school in which a (usually religious) foundation or trust has some formal influence in running the school, but less than for a voluntary aided school.

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