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Eton

noun as in collar

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There has been speculation over where George will go for secondary school next year and whether he will follow in his father's footsteps and go to Eton College, a private school where entry usually begins at the age of 13.

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Former Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has accused ex-Prime Minister David Cameron of treating the 2016 Brexit referendum as "some sort of Eton game".

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"It was put to the British people as if it was some sort of Eton game."

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Lord Cameron is among a number of former British politicians who were educated privately at Eton College in Berkshire.

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But then his father reclaimed him and he was sent to live at Plas Newydd on Anglesey, and his life followed the pattern of education at Eton and an affiliation with the military typical of his class.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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