red wall en · PROPN
Etymology
Coined by pollster James Kanagasooriam in August 2019.
Meanings
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(UK) A set of constituencies, in the Midlands, Northern England and North East Wales, which have historically tended to support the Labour Party.
Truss claims to have grown up in a “red wall” seat. This is not just a wilful anachronism, it is flatly untrue.
2022 July 18, Martin Pengelly, “I grew up where Liz Truss did, attended the same school. She’s not telling you the truth”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the red wall | canonical | lexicographic |