standfirst
n.— «Standfirst matter: The abolition of school meals is looming for more authorities as they grapple with the effects of the poll tax. Jonathan Croall reports on the struggle to save the service in Somerset.» —“Poll tax is further threatening the already much depleted school dinner service” by Jonathan Croall in Somerset, Eng. Guardian (U.K.) Nov. 6, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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