post-Brexit

adjective

Referring to the time after the UK leaves the EU.

Meanings

adjective
  1. EuropeangovernmentReferring to the time after the UK leaves the EU.

    ‘Choose London’: Sadiq Khan steps up efforts to lure EU citizens post-Brexit [title]

    2023 October 6, Heather Stewart, “‘Choose London’: Sadiq Khan steps up efforts to lure EU citizens post-Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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    In a step that may stoke concerns in Britain that Brexit could hasten the fragmentation of the UK, diplomats are planning to ask leaders of the EU’s 27 post-Brexit member countries to endorse the idea in a summit on Saturday.

    2017 April 28, Alex Barker, Arthur Beesley, Vincent Boland, “EU prepares for post-Brexit membership for united Ireland”, in The Financial Times

    Senior EU figures have attacked Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration plan with the president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, signalling that he expects a row with the British prime minister at an upcoming “moment of truth” summit.

    2018 October 2, Daniel Boffey, “EU anger over May's post-Brexit immigration plan”, in The Guardian

    Tens of thousands of low-skilled migrants could come to the UK to work for up to a year under proposed new post-Brexit immigration rules. The measure, which would last until 2025, is intended to protect parts of the economy reliant on overseas labour.

    2018 December 19, “Immigration: White Paper sets out post-Brexit rules for migrants”, in the BBC

    Theresa May's government consistently rejected proposals and amendments to the 2018 Withdrawal Act to maintain current rights and protections post-Brexit. She appeared content to see the back of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, a huge loss which would mean less power to protect rights for women, and also to do away with the 2006 and 2010 Equalities Acts.

    2019 November 25, Mary Honeyball, “Boris Johnson's Brexit day would be a dark day for women”, in The New European, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2019

    Member states, MEPs and the new EU commission are all gearing up to launch a discussion on the future of post-Brexit Europe early next year.

    2019 November 26, Eszter Zalan, “EU gears up for post-Brexit renovation”, in The EU Observer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
  8. Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
  9. LatinBritannia
  10. Anglo-NormanBritaine
  11. Middle EnglishBritayne
  12. EnglishBritain
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  15. Proto-Italic*eks
  16. Latinex
  17. Latinex-
  18. Latineō
  19. Latinexeō
  20. Latinexitus
  21. Middle Englishexit
  22. Englishexit
  23. EnglishBrexit
  24. Englishpost-Brexit

From post- + Brexit.

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APA

post-Brexit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-Brexit

MLA

“post-Brexit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-Brexit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-Brexit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-Brexit.

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