13/02/2013

The New Conservative Dictionary


Re-si-dent

And, Here's to all the Little People
re-zə-dənt, ˈrez-dənt, ˈre-zə-ˌdent

a. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period

     "The Queen is a resident of Buckingham Palace""

b. serving in a regular or full-time capacity

    "The resident engineer for the highway department"

c. a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital;

      "After examining the patient the resident chose to call in the Specialist""

d. An animal that does not migrate.

      "White tailed deer are a resident species in Saskatchewan"

e. A member of Canada's Senate who although, for all intents and purposes, lives in one province is recognized for the political convenience of the Prime Minister to be a resident of another province.

    "Mike Duffy is a resident of Prince Edward Island" or Pamela Wallin is a resident of Wadena Saskatchewan"

2 comments:

  1. Gord, I quite liked Vance's artworks. Gary S's stuff has some of the same sensibility.
    Greetings,
    Daniehl

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  2. Gord I quite liked Vance's artwork - it reminds me somewhat of Gary S's sensibilities.
    Daniehl

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