Commission for Racial Equality

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(in Britain) a body of fourteen members appointed by the Home Secretary under the Race Relations Act 1976 to enforce the provisions of that ActAbbreviation: CRE

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commissionaire, commissioned officer, commissioner, Commissioner for Local Administration, commissioner for oaths, Commission for Racial Equality, commission house, commission merchant, commission plan, commissural cell, commissural cheilitis

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