| 单词 | scottish office |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish Office Scottish Office n. the department of the British Government responsible for Scottish affairs; the building in Whitehall, London (later also Edinburgh), housing this; the civil servants working in this department, considered collectively.In quot. 1883: this proposed department.The Scottish Office, headed by the Secretary of State for Scotland, was established in 1885. Following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament (in Scottish Gaelic Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) in 1999, most of the functions of the Scottish Office were transferred to the newly established Scottish Executive (now known as the Scottish Government, in Scottish Gaelic Riaghaltas na h-Alba), although a limited number of functions were retained by the newly-formed Scotland Office (in Scottish Gaelic An Oifis Albannach), for which the name ‘Scottish Office’ is still sometimes used. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British admiralty1459 ordnance1485 Navy Office1660 navy board1681 patent office1696 excise-office1698 Treasury Office1706 Plantation Office1708 stamp office1710 War Office1721 India Office1787 home office1795 Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803 the Stamps1820 Welsh Office1852 W.O.1860 Local Government Board1871 pall-mall1880 Scottish Office1883 Ministry of Munitions1915 War House1925 Min of Ag1946 Mintech1967 DOE1972 Manpower Services Commission1973 1883 Glasgow Herald 22 Aug. 7/2 If..it was intended to establish a wholly independent Scottish office, surely it was a matter on which the judgment of both Houses of Parliament was required. 1886 Times 11 Jan. 7/5 A measure which has been drafted in the new Scottish Office for improving the condition of the crofter population with regard to the tenure of land. 1900 G. J. Wheeler Pract. Private Bills iii. 13 A printed copy of every Bill relating to Scotland, must be lodged at the Scottish Office, Whitehall. 1954 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Mar. Suppl. 103/1 The interior reconstruction of the Scottish Office in Edinburgh. 1970 J. P. Mackintosh Govt. & Politics Brit. xii. 164 The Scottish Office..deals with the work of nine English ministries in Scotland leaving the rest of Scottish administration to the remaining UK departments. 1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 12/4 [He] said the Scottish Office faxed him records of live cattle movements from Scotland to his constituency. 2001 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 21 July 16/1 (advt.) Rough Sleepers Initiative is funded by the Scottish Office. < as lemmas |
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