Canadian Politics – False Positives

Canadian 2008 Word of the Year : Prorogue

Posted on 4 December, 2008 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Prorogue : 1. To discontinue a session of a parliament. Prorogations not related to the conduct of an election are unusual. 2. To postpone; defer. 3. To scamper (run) away, with smelly pants, from a scheduled vote of confidence you Continue reading Canadian 2008 Word of the Year : Prorogue→

Found words: What do you call someone who can’t be bothered to Vote?

Posted on 29 September, 2004 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Via The New York Times “Is Voting Worth the Trouble?” (September 26, 2004): The ancient Greeks had a word for a person who is indifferent to public affairs in this way: idiotes, or idiot. category: words