(dated, US) A shade of yellow used in US government vehicles and school buses, intended to be noticed quickly.
(dated, US) A shade of yellow used in US government vehicles and school buses, intended to be noticed quickly.
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(slang, pejorative) A yellow school bus, especially the smaller kind that is used to transport students with special needs.
(South Africa, countable, slang, historical) A yellow police car used in South Africa.
(US, informal) The federal government of the United States.
(US, informal, derogatory) The US federal government regarded as a rapacious monster with an appetite for political power, money, etc.
(US, AU, slang, government) The federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.