purdah

Example Sentences

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Government also enters a pre-election period - previously known as "purdah" - which restricts ministerial and departmental activity during the campaign.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

It is startling to think that it is only eight months since Alonso was in purdah under Lampard and Chelsea was running the risk of missing out on qualifying for the Champions League.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

The UK is about to have yet another general election and soon the internet and airwaves will be filled with talk of purdah, hustings and spin.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2019

That doesn’t mean they should enter a state of purdah, curtail all encounters with the opposite sex, strike friends bearing proscribed genitalia from their address book and only make single-sex social engagements.

From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2019

I had seen these women nearly every day of my life observing the code of purdah, where they cover themselves in public.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai