| 单词 | clause 28 |
| 释义 | > as lemmasClause 28 Clause 28 n. Politics (in the United Kingdom) a clause of the 1988 Local Government Bill (which became section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act) which forbids public spending by local authorities on any activity that promotes homosexuality, and thereby imposes restrictions on certain books and educational material, works of art, etc. ΚΠ 1988 Financial Times 7 Apr. 19/7 He is donating the proceeds to ‘Stop the Clause’, the lobby against Clause 28. 1997 D. K. Peacock Harold Pinter & New Brit. Theatre vi. 138 The increasing limitation of dissent that was pervading Britain..was most clearly evident in legal restraints such as Clause 28, the Official Secrets Act, and, somewhat less overtly, the gradual extension of police powers. 2001 Mirror (Electronic ed.) 18 June Relations plummeted to an all time low during the debate over the repeal of an anti-gay law, Clause 28, last year. < as lemmas |
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