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Meaning of "Welsh Office" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELSH OFFICE

Welsh Office  [wɛlʃ ˈɒfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELSH OFFICE

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Welsh Office is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WELSH OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Welsh Office

Welsh Office

The Welsh Office was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales, a post which had been created in October 1964. It was disbanded on 1 July 1999 when most of its powers were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales. The Welsh Office took over the responsibilities related to housing, local government and town and country planning, etc. for Wales which had previously the responsibilities of several other government departments. Its responsibilities included Monmouthshire, which for some purposes had earlier been considered by some to lie within England.

Definition of Welsh Office in the English dictionary

The definition of Welsh Office in the dictionary is the Welsh Office a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELSH OFFICE


air-to-surface
ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs
artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
edifice
ˈɛdɪfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELSH OFFICE

Welsh Assembly
Welsh Black
Welsh corgi
Welsh dresser
Welsh harp
Welsh Mountain
Welsh mountain pony
Welsh Nationalism
Welsh Nationalist
Welsh poppy
Welsh rabbit
Welsh springer spaniel
Welsh terrier
welsher
Welshman
Welshman´s button
Welshmen
Welshwoman
Welshwomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELSH OFFICE

back office
box office
branch office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
out of office
Oval Office
Patent Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of Welsh Office in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Welsh Office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELSH OFFICE

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

Translator English - Chinese

威尔士办公室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Oficina de Gales
570 millions of speakers

English

Welsh Office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेल्श कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكتب الويلزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

валлийский Офис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Escritório Welsh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়েলস অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Welsh Office
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat Welsh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Welsh Office
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウェルシュオフィス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

웨일스 사무실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor Welsh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Văn phòng Welsh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெல்ஷ் அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेल्श कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Galler Ofisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ufficio Welsh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Walijski Urząd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

валлійська Офіс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oficiul Welsh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Welsh Office
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

welsh Kantoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Welsh Office
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Welsh Kontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Welsh Office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELSH OFFICE»

The term «Welsh Office» is regularly used and occupies the 59.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELSH OFFICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Welsh Office» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Welsh Office» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Welsh Office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELSH OFFICE»

Discover the use of Welsh Office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Welsh Office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Governance of Wales: The Welsh Office and the Policy ...
This book will contribute to the growing interest in Welsh politics, providing an extensively researched background to one of Wales's most important post war institutions.
Russell Deacon, 2002
2
Primary Core National Curriculum
DES and Welsh Office (1987) A Framework for the School Curriculum. London: DES and Welsh Office. DES and Welsh Office (1988a) Mathematics for Ages 5 to 16. London: DES and Welsh Office. DES and Welsh Office (1988b) Science for ...
David Coulby, Stephen Ward, 1996
3
Devolution in Britain Today
the appointment of a Secretary of State for Wales and. following this decision the promise of a Welsh Office appeared in the party's election manifesto for both the 1959 and 1964 general elections. The success of Harold Wilson in 1964 meant ...
Colin Pilkington, 2002
4
Housing in the European Countryside: Rural Pressure and ...
... Wales: Consultation Document (Gomer Press: Llandysul, Dyfed) Welsh Affairs Committee (1993) Rural Housing: Third Report (Welsh Office: Cardiff) Welsh Language Society (1971) Tai Haf(Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg: Aberystwyth) Welsh ...
Nick Gallent, Mark Shucksmith, Mark Tewdwr-Jones, 2003
5
Social Work in the British Isles
Welsh Office (1983) All Wales Strategy for the Development of Services for Mentally Handicapped People. Cardiff: Welsh Office. Welsh Office (1985) A GoodOldAge -An Initiative in the Care of the Elderly in H^/o. Cardiff: Welsh Office. Welsh ...
Malcolm Payne, Steven Shardlow, 2002
6
The Planning Polity: Planning, Government and the Policy Process
Welsh Office (1981) Historic Buildings andConservation Areas– Policy and Procedure: Circular 61/81, HMSO, London. Welsh Office (1986) Housingfor Senior Management: Circular 30/86, HMSO, London. Welsh Office (1988a) TheValleys ...
Mark Tewdwr-Jones, 2005
7
Managing Local Services: From CCT to Best Value
Welsh Office, 1995, Welsh Local Government Financial Statistics (Cardiff: Welsh Office). Welsh Office, 1996, Welsh Local Government Financial Statistics (Cardiff: Welsh Office). Welsh Office, 1997a, A Framework for Developing Best Value in ...
George A. Boyne, 2013
8
Minority Language Promotion, Protection and Regulation: The ...
3718 of July 1997) cardiff and London: welsh office. welsh office (2000) 1 WLR187 CA, cardiff: welsh office. welsh office white Paper (2005) 'Gwell Trefn Lywodraethu Well i Gymru' by the welsh office, part of the United Kingdom government, ...
Colin H Williams, 2013
9
British Government and the Constitution: Text and Materials
has been a Secretary of State for Wales, with a seat in the Cabinet, in charge of the Welsh Office (now named the Wales Office). The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales were substantially increased in the years after 1964.
Colin Turpin, Adam Tomkins, 2007
10
British Regionalism and Devolution: The Challenges of State ...
The Welsh Oflice The Welsh Office was established by the Labour government in 1965 in the teeth of opposition from the Conservatives. Initially established with a very limited range of powers, it grew under both Conservative and Labour ...
Jonathan Bradbury, John Mawson, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELSH OFFICE»

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UK Government 'serious' about support for tidal power projects, says …
The UK Government is serious about exploring the potential of generating energy from tidal power schemes such as lagoons, a Welsh office minister told an ... «WalesOnline, Dec 14»

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