单词 | pupil power |
释义 | > as lemmaspupil power pupil power n. a movement to promote the interests or enhance the status or influence of school pupils (see power n.1 2e); the influence exerted by pupils acting in concert to achieve such ends. ΚΠ 1968 Bucks County (Levittown, Pa.) Courier Times 12 Apr. 7/3 No one doubts that 1,500..angry girl students..could cause considerable trouble if they ever decided to bring their pupil power to bear. 1974 Howard Jrnl. 14 38 The growth of ‘pupil power’ and the increase in truancy. 2006 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 May 65 For a long time, in the dawn of pupil power, everyone called them kids, including ministers of education keen to keep abreast. < as lemmas |
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