Short money

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.

Word forms

Short money

Etymology

Named after Edward Short (later Lord Glenamara), the leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments.

Related words

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