Meaning of Teal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand.
   abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
2. Abbreviation of triethylaluminium.
   abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
3. Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
   countable
4. A surname transferred from the nickname.
   countable, uncountable
5. A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
   countable, uncountable
6. A ghost town in Cole County, Missouri, United States.
   countable, uncountable
7. A teal independent.
   Australia, attributive, countable

Equivalents

Examples

“In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.”

“Concerns of a targeted dirty tricks campaign targeting “teal” independents has prompted the Australian Electoral Commission to bring in its electoral integrity assurance taskforce as pre-polling opens.”

“Ms Haines is a strong proponent of this, and many of the teal cross benchers support her approach to appointing a whistleblower protection commissioner.”

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