jointery n.— «All through the previous parliament David had dragged his feet on joint selection of candidates, joint parliamentary meetings, joint everything and even now when “jointery” had proved wanting here, he was putting...
jointery n.— «Under the new principle—referred by the ugly new word “jointery’—there is to be a tri-service hospital and a tri-service staff college. Joint arrangements will be promoted in areas such as flying instruction, music...
standfirst
n.— «Xxxxxxx—Please write four decks of headline thanksPlease write a standfirst.» —by Jerry Frank Lloyd’s List (U.K.) May 6, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
standfirst n.— «Midway through a communications degree, she landed a job on the Oz teen bible, Dolly, and gave up “spending six weeks learning how to write a standfirst” in favour of doing the job for real.» —“It will fit...
standfirst n.— «Each article has a headline printed in large bold letters, followed by a brief description, called a standfirst, and a byline, which is the reporter’s name.» —“Primary: Writing Made Simple” by Mary...
standfirst n. in British journalism, introductory or summary information above a newspaper article; a kicker (U.S.); a précis. Editorial Note: Sometimes wrongly used as a synonym with lead (or lede), which is part of the article whereas a...