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Eurosceptic

British  
/ ˌ jʊərəʊˈskɛptɪk /

noun

  1. a person who is opposed to closer links with the European Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. opposing closer links with the European Union

    Eurosceptic MPs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Leaders are taking note in neighbouring Norway, a traditionally Eurosceptic country and a fellow member of the EEA.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

On 21 September 1993 at about 16.00 in the afternoon, top Eurosceptic MP Sir Richard Body received a phone call from someone he believed was the then-prime minister.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2020

Documents from the National Archives tell how Bremner impersonated the then-PM when he phoned Eurosceptic Tory MPs in 1993, asking for their support.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2020

Employment A longstanding Eurosceptic, Cummings came to the fore advising Michael Gove, first in opposition and then in government between 2007 and 2013.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2020

His chancellor, Gordon Brown, was manoeuvring on his Eurosceptic flank, regularly causing an atmosphere of crisis in meetings of EU finance ministers, said Nigel Sheinwald, who was perm rep between 2000 and 2003.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020

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