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To: Olog-hai

What’s a TD?

4 posted on 06/17/2020 5:36:49 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin

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To: HartleyMBaldwin; leaning conservative

Stands for “Teachta Dála”, which is Irish language for (roughly) member of parliament.

6 posted on 06/17/2020 6:15:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)

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To: HartleyMBaldwin

A TD (plural TDanna in Irish or TDs in English; in full Teachta Dála /ˌtjɒxtə ˈdɔːlə/ TYOKH-tə DAW-lə, Irish: [ˌtʲaxt̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠaːlˠə] (listen); plural Teachtaí Dála) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as 'Member of Parliament'

7 posted on 06/17/2020 6:27:08 PM PDT by all the best (You)

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