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Meaning of "cash-for-questions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cash-For-Questions is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cash-for-questions in the English dictionary

The definition of cash-for-questions in the dictionary is of, involved in, or relating to a scandal in which some MPs were accused of accepting bribes to ask particular questions in Parliament.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS

cash register
cash reserves
cash sale
cash squeeze
cash terms
cash transaction
cash up
cash-and-carry
cash-book
cash-flow statement
cash-strapped
cashable
cashback
cashbox
cashed up
cashew
cashew nut
cashier
cashier´s check
cashier´s desk

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS

accommodations
alterations
combinations
communications
conditions
congratulations
connections
directions
foundations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
instructions
limitations
millions
public relations
reflections
relations
representations
telecommunications
transactions
United Nations

Synonyms and antonyms of cash-for-questions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cash-for-questions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS

Find out the translation of cash-for-questions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cash-for-questions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cash-for-questions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

现金换问题
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinero por preguntas
570 millions of speakers

English

cash-for-questions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकदी के लिए सवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقد مقابل الأسئلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Деньги за вопросы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dinheiro-para - perguntas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগদ-জন্য-প্রশ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cash-for - des questions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wang untuk pertanyaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geld-für - Fragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

現金のための - の質問
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현금 를위한 질문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awis-kanggo-pitakonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cash-for- câu hỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cash-for கேள்விகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोख रक्कम द्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

için nakit sorular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cash-for - domande
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cash- for- pytania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гроші за питання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cash - pentru - întrebări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετρητά - για - ερωτήσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontant - vir - vrae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cash - for- frågor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cash - for - spørsmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cash-for-questions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS»

The term «cash-for-questions» is used very little and occupies the 164.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cash-for-questions

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS»

Discover the use of cash-for-questions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cash-for-questions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Public Relations: Critical Debates and Contemporary Practice
The “cash for questions” affair, as it came to be known, had a number of important consequences. The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) was set up in October 1994 by the Prime Minister John Major to deal with the affair. Initially ...
Jacquie L'Etang, 2012
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British Elections and Parties Review: The General Election ...
... bill Cash-for-questions Treasury wrote off debt owed by his company Cash-for- questions Undeclared consultancies Greer donation for 1987 election campaign ' Underhand' procedures to purchase house Cash-for-questions House of Fraser ...
Philip Cowley, David Denver, Justin Fisher, 2013
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The 1997 General Election
... bill Cash-for-questions Treasury wrote off debt owed by his company Cash-for- questions Undeclared consultancies Greer donation for 1987 election campaign ' Underhand' procedures to purchase house Cash-for-questions House of Fraser ...
D. T. Denver, 1998
4
Essential Law for Marketers
The 'Cash for Questions' Affair (1989) Much of the public perception of lobbying can be traced to the 'cash for questions' affair in 1989 that claimed the careers of two Government Ministers and led to the spectacular fall from grace of one of the  ...
Ardi Kolah, 2012
5
Essential Public Affairs for Journalists
The 'cash for questions' saga erupted in October 1994 when Hamilton and a colleague, Tim Smith, were accused in The Guardian of receiving money in brown paper envelopes from Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed in exchange for asking ...
James Morrison, 2011
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Movers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words that Shaped Our Age
1995 Arena: A call to Select magazine's editor suggesting Suede and their peers were all part of a British reaction to the American grunge movement, and Britpop was born. cash for questions n (1994) designating a series of incidents in the ...
John Ayto, 2006
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The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked Economics and ...
Despite the fact that the tokens were a very small, transitory step toward exactly the same result (real money), those who were in the “tokens followed by cash for questions” group cheated at more than double the rate of the “direct cash for ...
Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris, 2011
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Journalism and Democracy: An Evaluation of the Political ...
Argues that the media are not `dumbing down', but that the quantity of political information in mass circulation has expanded hugely, while different media have adapted to provide accessible and thorough coverage.
Brian McNair, 2012
9
Indian Affairs Annual 2006
Six BJP MPs were expelled after the cash-for-questions scam. Mr. Rajnath Singh has said he would tolerate "no compromise with corruption" suggesting that he would like the BJP to adopt a hard stance on the MPs caught on camera.
Mahendra Gaur, 2006
10
Democracy Ltd: How Money and Donations have Corrupted ...
LNM 84, 85 loans 94–5, 96, 97, 98–101; see also Cash for Honours lobbying 36, 44,114,171, 210; see also Cash for Questions local politics 184–7, 188, 189–94 Lonrho 35, 39 loopholes 90, 91–2,104,121–2,123, 125, 210 corporate 214 and ...
Bobby Friedman, 2013

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASH-FOR-QUESTIONS»

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Boris Johnson's rant shows MPs are stepping out of the doghouse …
... but for lobbying and for cash-for-questions and for God knows what else. The fact that a good third of the current crop weren't actually MPs ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Matthew d'Ancona: The real damage of cash-for-access may yet …
The days of “cash-for-questions” and paid advocacy may be a distant memory: it is 20 years since the Nolan Committee's report established the ... «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
3
Patrick Mercer cash-for-questions case the worst of its kind, report says
The cash-for-questions scandal that led to the resignation of Patrick Mercer, the former Conservative MP, is the worst case of its kind that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
4
'Cash for questions' MP maybe kicked out of Parliament: Shamed …
The MP referred himself to the Commons standards committee after he was caught up in a cash-for-questions probe last year. Newark MP Mr ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»
5
Exposed: deal that sank cash-for-questions MP Mercer
“It brings us back to 'cash for questions' in the Nineties and is deeply depressing. It's parliamentary prostitution – whatever the client wants, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
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Labour Lords: echoes of the cash-for-questions affair in the 1990s
Despite Mr Major's response to the affair, the ramifications of the cash-for-questions scandal helped tarnish his premiership. The Conservative ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 09»

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