WESTMINSTER, STATUTE OF


Meaning of WESTMINSTER, STATUTE OF in English

(1931) Parliamentary statute that effected the equality of Britain and the then-dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland.

It confirmed declarations made at British imperial conferences in 1926 and 1930 that the self-governing dominions were to be regarded as "autonomous communities within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.