Meaning of Dixonian | Babel Free
/dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/Definitions
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Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat. UK, not-comparable
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Of, relating to or formulated by Alfred Dixon. not-comparable
Examples
“This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier.”
“However, 'nuisance or anti-social behaviour' is a source of grave unhappiness to millions. It is also the very thing that the old Dixonian police force was very good at controlling, discouraging and preventing.”
“We have presented a model of policing to the public, a Dixonian model, which is oversimplified. It is about bobbies on the beat and their front police station counter.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.