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junior common room

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noun

  1. (in certain universities and colleges) a common room for the use of students Compare senior common room middle common room

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The comments, described as racist and trivialising by witnesses, were made during a virtual hustings event by a candidate for the position of “cake rep” – a welfare position on the junior common room committee at Christ Church college.

From The Guardian

Aondoyima Ioratim-Uba, Mansfield's Junior Common Room access officer, said the college's success in attracting students from state schools had helped to breed further success.

From BBC

Two others, Hatfield and St Chad's use the title of Senior Man - the rest have Junior Common Room Presidents.

From BBC

Meanwhile, at Rosie Wilcox’s college in Oxford, there has been a campaign to vote more women on to the Junior Common Room committee, the undergraduate governing body.

From The Guardian

The Junior Common Room, which represents undergraduates, said it is asking for Nash to be reinstated.

From Seattle Times