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Dorothy Dixer

Do·ro·thy Dixer [ dàwrəthee díksər ] (plural Do·ro·thy Dix·ers) or do·ro·thy dixer [ dàwrəthee díksər ] (plural do·ro·thy dix·ers)


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Australia prearranged question: a question, usually asked in parliament, that allows a minister or other politician to give a prepared answer

[Mid-20th century. After a popular advice column Dear Dorothy Dix by E. M. Gilmer (1870-1951), U.S. journalist suspected of making up many inquiries herself]
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