( opt-outs)
1.
An opt-out school or hospital has chosen to leave local government control and manage itself using national government money. ( BRIT )
...teachers at opt-out schools.
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2.
You can refer to the action taken by a school or hospital in which they choose not to be controlled by a local government authority as an opt-out . ( BRIT )
More freedom and choice will be given to parents, and the school opt-outs will be stepped up.
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3.
An opt-out clause in an agreement gives people the choice not to be involved in one part of that agreement. ( mainly BRIT )
...an opt-out clause.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
You can refer to the action of choosing not to be involved in a particular part of an agreement as an opt-out .
...a list of demands, such as opt-outs from some parts of the treaty.
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