civil list
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Before the Sovereign Grant was introduced, state funding for the monarchy came through a mix of grants, government department spending and a "civil list" payment.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
Philip does little to enhance this image of ordinariness, however, when he lets slip to the US broadcaster NBC that the civil list funds are so inadequate “we may have to move into smaller premises”.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2016
I still think the royals are a large waste of public money but at least they are paying some taxes now and the civil list has been heavily pruned - both of which are right.
From BBC ● May 16, 2012
But this is to misrepresent the recent history of the civil list.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2010
Twenty-one bills were passed, one of which made provision for a contribution to the British New Guinea civil list.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland
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