English Explanatory Dictionary

Wilson Doctrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Word forms

Wilson Doctrine the Wilson Doctrine

Etymology

After Harold Wilson, British politician who established the rule.

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