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noun
An annual payment made to opposition parties in the House of Commons, to help them with their costs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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History
Named after Edward Short (later Lord Glenamara), the leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments.
