This glossary is organised in
alphabetical order. If you are looking for a word (e.g. Exchequer) it might
be part of a phrase (e.g. Chancellor of the Exchequer).
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| Actuated
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Made
something happen |
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| Affiliated
|
Closely
linked to, or belonging to (e.g. a trade union) |
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| Agitation |
Taking
action to achieve something |
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| Amendment |
Change |
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| Budget |
Plans
for how the government spends its money |
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| Casual
worker |
Worker
who is employed for short periods of time |
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| Chancellor
of the Exchequer |
Minister
in charge of the government's finances |
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| Comprised
|
Made
up of |
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| Compulsory
|
Forced
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| Connexion
|
Old fashioned
spelling of connection |
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| Contravention |
Going
against |
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| Coroner |
Official
who investigates all deaths |
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| Deputation |
Group
of people representing an organisation |
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| Destitute
|
Extremely
poor |
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| Entrants |
Young
children entering school in the first year |
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| Expectant |
Waiting
for something |
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| Falsehoods
|
Lies |
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| Gist |
The rough
idea of what is being said |
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| Groundsman |
Worker
who looks after the football pitch and marks out lines etc |
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| Haricot |
Type
of bean |
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| Induce |
Persuade
or encourage someone to do something |
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| Insured
|
Covered
by insurance against being ill or unemployed |
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| Invalidity
|
Being
too ill or disabled to work |
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| Juvenile |
Young
person |
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| Laid off |
Told
there is no work |
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| Lock out |
Tactic
used by employers to make workers accept pay or conditions being offered |
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| Medical
attendance |
Doctor
coming to call on a patient |
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| Mischief |
Trouble |
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| Misrepresentation |
Twisting
the facts to give an incorrect impression |
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| Mutton
|
Meat
from sheep |
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| Panels |
Groups
of doctors who were used by local National Insurance committees to
treat people covered by National Health Insurance |
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| Pawnbrokers |
Businesses
where people exchanged goods (e.g. watches) for money and then bought
them back if they could |
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| Penalised |
Punished |
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| Premises |
Shop
or bar |
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| Proprietors |
Owner
of the shop or bar |
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| Provisions |
Food |
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| Reforms |
Changes
in the law to help people |
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| Remuneration
|
Payment |
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| Rider (jury) |
Statement
by a jury on top of their verdict |
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| Robust
|
Tough |
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| Superannuation
|
Pension
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| Supplement |
Additional
income or payment |
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| Ultimo
|
Last
(so 29th ultimo means the 29th of the last month) |
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| Unanimous |
Agreed
by all |
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| Unprovided
|
Someone
with no means of support |
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| Workhouse |
Building
where people with no family or any other place to go ended up. Originally
set up under the Poor Law of 1834. |
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