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Westminster

[ west-min-ster ]

noun

  1. a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.
  2. a city in SW California.
  3. a city in NE Colorado.


Westminster

/ ˈɛˌɪԲə /

noun

  1. Also calledCity of Westminster a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)
  2. the Houses of Parliament at Westminster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A mass of people wearing JSO's orange vests rallied in Westminster on Saturday after the group claimed a victory on new oil and gas licences and said "we're hanging up the hi vis".

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Fox, 46, of Peldon in Essex, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with two counts under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

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Later that week, on 8 May, the actual date of the anniversary, there will be a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, with a concert in Horse Guards Parade later that evening.

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The Merseyside-born Archbishop of Westminster said he thought it would "pass me by" until he heard the Pope was seriously ill and thought: "Oh Lord, this is going to come my way."

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She admitted the Tories were working to "rebuild the public trust" after a "serious defeat" in the 2024 General Election, which saw the Tories lose all fourteen of their Welsh seats in Westminster.

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