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Eurosceptic

/ ˌ jʊərəʊˈskɛptɪk /

noun

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

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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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After 20 years working for Eurosceptic causes, he was given just a few minutes to clear his desk and leave.

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Others were veterans of Eurosceptic politics who were used to being left to do their work without having to "constantly" report back to Yusuf.

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A committed Eurosceptic, he once derailed former Prime Minister Ted Heath on the programme - after proving that he had indeed, despite his denials, once signed a document agreeing to transfer UK gold reserves to Frankfurt.

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Dan's opponent in the second-round vote was George Simion, a hard-right nationalist and Eurosceptic who regularly dishes out public insults.

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Despite promising to prioritise UK economic growth, and polls suggesting the majority of Britons want to do more trade with the EU, Labour will feel hemmed in by the increasingly popular, Eurosceptic Reform Party.

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