Dorothy Dixer
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noun
- A question asked of a minister by a member of their own party, to give the minister the opportunity to promote the government's work, criticise the opposition, etc.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Dorothy Dixer.
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Etymology
Named after US advice columnist Dorothy Dix (1870–1951), who reputedly invented some of the more interesting readers’ questions she answered, + -er.
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