Word info

Brexit

Speech parts

1. Brexit - Verb

2. Brexit - Proper noun

Meaning

Brexit

(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Antonym: Bremain

(of Britain) To exit the European Union.

(slang, by extension) To leave a romantic relationship. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The withdrawal agreement is not Brexit. It is a betrayal of what 17.4 million people voted for. If you insist on the withdrawal agreement, Mr Johnson, we will fight you in every seat up and down the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage

If we don't leave on October 31, then the scores you've seen for the Brexit Party today will be repeated in a general election, and we are getting ready for it. Nigel Farage

The very idea of Tommy Robinson being at the centre of the Brexit debate is too awful to contemplate. And so, with a heavy heart, and after all my years of devotion to the party, I am leaving Ukip today. There is a huge space for a Brexit party in British politics, but it won't be filled by Ukip. Nigel Farage

There is no mandate for a no-deal Brexit and a no-deal Brexit will be a catastrophe for the United Kingdom. Philip Hammond

If you Brexit sensibly and effectively, you take away so much of the ammunition of the SNP. Boris Johnson

We need to realise the depth of the problems we face. Unless we get on and do this thing, we will be punished for a very long time. There is a very real choice between getting Brexit done and the potential extinction of this great party. Boris Johnson

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