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a week is a long time in politics en · X

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Etymology

Usually attributed to British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the mid-1960s. Also used by (and incorrectly attributed to) Australian PM Gough Whitlam in the 1970s.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.