SW1A en · PROPN
Etymology
SW1A begins the postcode of many government addresses, most famously the House of Commons (SW1A 0AA), Buckingham Palace (SW1A 1AA) and Downing Street (SW1A 2AA). See SW1.
Meanings
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(metonymically) Synonym of SW1; British government institutions as a whole.
He gradually gained a reputation as an outspoken backbencher, but was always at his most comfortable far away from the bars and benches of SW1A[…]
2019 September 19, Jack Shenker, Now We Have Your Attention: The New Politics of the People, Random House, →ISBN:I felt much more at home out of Westminster, but lockdown meant I was confined almost exclusively to reporting in SW1A.
2026 June 2, Daniel Hewitt, Left to Rot: How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It, Policy Press, →ISBN, page 12:You might argue that this is also the case for most people walking into most jobs, and you might be right, but the learning curve in SW1A is steep.
2019 September 5, Marie Le Conte, Haven't You Heard?: Gossip, Politics and Power, Bonnier Zaffre, →ISBN, page 2004:
Synonyms
wikipedia: Downing Street · wikipedia: House of Commons · wikipedia: Buckingham Palace