PMQs

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PMQs pl (normally plural, singular PMQ)

  1. (UK politics) Initialism of Prime Minister's Questions.
    Coordinate term: FMQs
    • 2018 July 16, Kate Maltby, Ava Etemadzadeh, “Harassment is parliament’s dirty cross-party secret. Is it about to change?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      For nine weeks Green sat by May’s side as serious allegations about his conduct emerged – and the Labour leader never raised a question at PMQs.
    • 2022 January 19, Peter Walker, Rowena Mason, “David Davis tells Boris Johnson ‘in the name of God, go’ at chaotic PMQs”, in The Guardian[2]:
      David Davis tells Boris Johnson ‘in the name of God, go’ at chaotic PMQs [headline]
  2. (Canada) Initialism of permanent married quarters.