(~s)
1.
An ~ school or hospital has chosen to leave local government control and manage itself using national government money. (BRIT)
...teachers at ~ 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 ~. (BRIT)
More freedom and choice will be given to parents, and the school ~s will be stepped up.
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3.
An ~ clause in an agreement gives people the choice not to be involved in one part of that agreement. (mainly BRIT)
...an ~ clause.
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4.
You can refer to the action of choosing not to be involved in a particular part of an agreement as an ~.
...a list of demands, such as ~s from some parts of the treaty.
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