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Dorothy Dixer
/ ˌdɒrəθɪ ˈdɪksə /
noun
- informal.a parliamentary question asked by a member of the government so that the minister may give a prepared answer
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Dorothy Dixer1
from pen name Dorothy Dix of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether (1870–1951), who wrote a column replying to correspondents' problems
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