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pupil passport
 n.— «The rest of the substance of Mr Cameron’s announcement lies in the abrupt axing of education vouchers, or “pupil passports” as he called them when, a mere eight months ago, he extolled their virtues in the Tory manifesto.» —“Cameron fails the test on education” Telegraph (U.K.) Jan. 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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