2017: Leader of the Opposition Jun 23, 2020

Just because it's not official doesn't mean that people won't use a word. For instance, although British political parties have existed for centuries, the title as leader of the opposition, or "Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition" the head of the largest political party not part of the government) was not official in a technical sense until 1937. Then, it was because the government had to decide how much he should be paid, which in 2019 was £65,181 on top of the regular MP salary.

Check out the new video.

Get Merch.

Support on Patreon.com/wordfacts

Previous
Previous

2018: moxie Jun 24, 2020

Next
Next

2016: Tending Towards Traditionality: onomatopoeic Jun 22, 2020