Definitions
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- noun Australia A
question asked of aminister by a member of his ownparty , to give the minister the opportunity topromote thegovernment 's work,criticise theopposition , etc.
Etymologies
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Named after US advice columnist Dorothy Dix (1870-1951), who reputedly invented some of the more interesting readers′ questions she answered.
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It was an obvious Dorothy Dixer and Clinton began her spiel about public financing of campaigns.
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