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单词 Dorothy Dix
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Dorothy Dix

/ˌdɒrəθi ˈdɪks /
noun (plural Dorothy Dixes) Australian
A prearranged parliamentary question asked to allow a minister to deliver a prepared speech: short questions inevitably appear to be Dorothy Dixes...
  • Question time yesterday was very depressing, with the Government organising Dorothy Dix questions to defend its position on patent law.
  • They avoided the need for prearranged Dorothy Dix questions by allowing ministerial statements by leave.
  • He wanted to use the opportunity of Dorothy Dix questions to go on the front foot.

Origin

1950s: named after Dorothy Dix, the pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether (1870–1951), who wrote a popular question-and-answer column.

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