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21question — [[t]kwe̱stʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ questions, questioning, questioned 1) N COUNT: oft N about/on n A question is something that you say or write in order to ask a person about something. They asked a great many questions about England... The President… …
22question — 1 / kwestSFn/ noun (C) 1 ASKING FOR INFORMATION a sentence or phrase that asks for information: ask (sb) a question: They asked me a lot of questions about my work experience. | May I ask a question? | answer a question: Answer three out of five… …
23Asked — Ask Ask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asking}.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian, [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw. [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith. j[ e]sk[ o]ti, OSlav. iskati… …
24question mark — has become an overworked embellishment of the expression a question hanging over, which is itself wearyingly overused. Consider: The case... has raised a question mark over the competence of British security (The Times). Would you say of a happy …
25question mark — has become an overworked embellishment of the expression a question hanging over, which is itself weary ingly overused. Consider: The case . . . has raised a question mark over the competence of British security (Times). Would you say of a… …
26Question Period — noun In Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, a period of regularly scheduled time in the lower chamber during which members of the official opposition party and other members may direct questions to the prime minister and to cabinet… …
27Question of Sport — a popular BBC television quiz show about sport, first shown in 1970, with teams of famous sportspeople. From 1979 to 1997 the questions were asked by David Coleman and since then they have been asked by Sue Barker. * * * …
28question on notice — noun a question asked of a minister or a chairperson of a parliamentary committee, usually submitted and answered in writing …
29question without notice — noun an oral question asked of a minister or a chairperson of a parliamentary committee without prior warning, concerning a matter falling within the minister s responsibilities or committee s term of reference …
30question in chief — A question asked a witness on his direct examination …
