(UK, Irish, journalism) A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets.
(UK, Irish, journalism) A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets.
Just as broadsheets only exceptionally outsell any of the tabloids, so middle-market tabloids—the Mail and Express—only rarely outsell the red tops (although the upmarket Sunday Times outsells the mid-market Express on Sunday and The Mai…
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(UK, legal) A high court judge.
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(UK, military slang) A senior army officer.