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Brexit

Brexit

40 5.1
The United Kingdom leaving the European Union and the political process around it
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbrɛksɪt/
: Brexit
  • That has nothing to do with me and everything to do with Brexit.
  • the Brexit referendum
  • the Brexit vote
  • the Brexit deal

And from all I can conclude, Brexit sits firmly in the latter camp.

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Examples

  • However, the negotiations on Brexit will take place between the EU and UK.

  • When that happens, it's going to be Brexit, you know, one more time.

  • Another one is the Brexit conversation.

  • When I arrived in London I went straight to a Brexit protest to make my voice heard.

  • The question is what will the final Brexit bill be in billions?

  • In 2015, the European Union came under strain from a financial collapse in Greece, and in 2016, from the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The divisiveness of Brexit is kind of easing.

  • They called today the Brexit betrayal rally.

  • Many citizens participated in the Brexit vote to determine the future of the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union.

  • The impact of Brexit is still being debated by politicians and economists across the country.

Synonyms

secession
vsBrexit
53 8.3

Leaving a country or part of a country to form a separate government

refers to a particular country's withdrawal event and its political process

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Brexit = Brit + exit (transparent) = Brit + exit

A clear blend of 'Brit' (Britain/British) and 'exit'; the meaning 'Britain's exit' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Brexit is a modern name made from Britain and exit, where exit means 'leave'. It was used for the United Kingdom's choice to leave the European Union, so the word means Britain's 'leaving' the EU.