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wilson doctrine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
wilson -doc-trine
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The convention in the United Kingdom that restricts the police and intelligence services from tapping the telephones of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords.

Etymology

After Harold Wilson, British politician who established the rule.

Inflected Forms

the Wilson Doctrine (canonical)

Questions

What does wilson doctrine mean?
The convention in the United Kingdom that restricts the police and intelligence services from tapping the telephones of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords.
Where does wilson doctrine come from?
After Harold Wilson, British politician who established the rule.

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