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derogation

[der-uh-gay-shuhn] / ˌdɛr əˈgeɪ ʃən /


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A central committee of senior BMA doctors makes decisions on each derogation request.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

Sugar-beet farmer Michael Sly, who has land across north Cambridgeshire and south Lincolnshire and is the chair of the NFU's sugar board, said he was "relieved" the derogation had been granted.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024

In a letter to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, BMA Chairman Professor Philip Banfield said the refusal of hospitals to provide the necessary data “is fundamentally undermining the derogation process.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

"The Commission found that the requirements for a derogation were met and therefore it approved on 4 April 2023 the derogation request subject to conditions."

From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2023

His remark was not intended for flippancy nor even derogation.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner


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