w1a
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The senior management of the BBC.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Be brave inside W1A. Give people their head, allow risk, remove too many layers of nervous scrutiny and speed up commissioning where delays leave an industry for ever awaiting BBC decisions."
Etymology
From W1A 1AA, the postcode of the BBC headquarters Broadcasting House, and popularised by the TV show W1A.