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Pestminster en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of pest + Westminster.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal) A scandal involving sexual harassment by members of the British parliament.
    • It’s shocking that two years after the ‘Pestminster’ scandal, female MPs are fleeing politics. 2019 31 October, Catherine Mayer, “It’s shocking that two years after the ‘Pestminster’ scandal, female MPs are fleeing politics”, in The Telegraph:
    • Those following what has been dubbed “Pestminster” may nevertheless struggle to keep up with the Byzantine internal reporting structures, the range of accusations being levied and the sheer number of MPs involved. 2017 3 November, Julia Rampen, “A week in Pestminster”, in New Statesman:
    • Activists turned Westminster into “Pestminster” today to highlight a perceived lack of action over Parliament’s sexual harassment scandal. 2018 26 October, Kate Proctor, Ella Wills, “The next station is now Pestminster”, in Evening Standard: