- boy scouts
- Americanstate policeThey wear clothes reminiscent of a Baden-Powell scoutmaster and are seen as enjoying a lower status than other officers of the law.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
boy scouts
Look at other dictionaries:
Boy Scouts — may refer to: * Scouting, a worldwide youth movement, founded in 1907 by Robert Baden Powell, the Scout Movement * Boy Scout, a boy participating in the worldwide Scouting movement * List of various (Boy) Scout organizations ** Boy Scouts of… … Wikipedia
boy-scouts — ● boy scout, boy scouts nom masculin (anglais boy scout, garçon éclaireur) Vieux. Scout. Personne naïve et idéaliste. ● boy scout, boy scouts (difficultés) nom masculin (anglais boy scout, garçon éclaireur) Orthographe Plur. : des boy scouts… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Boy Scouts — →↑Scout … Dictionary of contemporary English
Boy Scouts — ▪ youth organization organization of boys from 11 to 14 or 15 years of age that aims to develop in them good citizenship, chivalrous behaviour, and skill in various outdoor activities. The Boy Scout movement was founded in Great Britain in 1908… … Universalium
Boy Scouts — noun an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys • Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑social movement, ↑front • Member Meronyms: ↑Boy Scouts of America, ↑Boy Scout * * * Boy… … Useful english dictionary
Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale — Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale, est un procès qui se tint devant la Cour Suprême des États Unis au printemps 2000, annulant la décision de la Cour Suprême du New Jersey, qui avait forcée l organisation scoute Boy Scouts of America (BSA) à… … Wikipédia en Français
Boy Scouts Of America — Pour les articles homonymes, voir BSA. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) est une organisation scoute américaine présente également dans d autres pays. Fondée en 1910, elle regroupait fin 2005 2 938 698 jeunes et 1 146 130 responsables, répartis en 122… … Wikipédia en Français
Boy scouts of america — Pour les articles homonymes, voir BSA. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) est une organisation scoute américaine présente également dans d autres pays. Fondée en 1910, elle regroupait fin 2005 2 938 698 jeunes et 1 146 130 responsables, répartis en 122… … Wikipédia en Français
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale — (2000) The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court allowed the Boy Scouts of America to bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders. The Court said that the Boy Scouts decision was protected by the First Amendment right to expressive… … Law dictionary
Boy Scouts of America — For the Boy Scouting division within the BSA, see Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). Boy Scouts of America … Wikipedia
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies — The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States, has policies which prohibit atheists and agnostics from membership in its Scouting program, and prohibit avowed homosexual people from… … Wikipedia
