parish-pump
(UK, often, politics, dated, derogatory, figurative) Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial.
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(UK, often, politics, dated, derogatory, figurative) Of local interest or significance only; petty, parochial.
Never avoid bars or smoke-rooms, because in the former case you miss the chance of marrying a flirt, and in the latter of having your mind improved by local parish-pump politics, and your head broken by a fool in his cups.
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(UK, uncommon) To create a parish for an area, in particular a civil parish.
- parisher58%
(uncommon, chiefly, Scotland, other dialects, and, NNES) A parishioner.
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(UK) A seat on a parish council which is won in an election.
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