Glossary
Glossary
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BS |
| Stands for Barisan Sosialis. Political party that is no longer active but not dissolved. Merged with Workers' Party. |
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GCB |
| Stands for Good Class Bungalow as designated by URA. |
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MCYS |
| Stands for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. The ministry was revamped to become Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth MCCY and Ministry of Social and Family Development MSF that were formed on 1 November 2012. |
MEWR |
| the old Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. Refer to MSE for name change. |
MHA |
| Stands for Ministry of Home Affairs, consists of MHA Headquarters and 10 Departments, and is known collectively as the Home Team. It has departments such as Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Internal Security Department (ISD), Singapore Police Force (SPF), etc. In addition, the (ROS) also comes under MHA, in addition to various Statutory Boards and Committees/Councils. Refer to Ministry of Home Affairs for details. |
Minister of State |
| An appointment made by the President which ranks below a Minister and above a Parliamentary Secretary. The Minister of State is generally appointed to assist the Minister in his work. |
MOH |
| Stands for Ministry of Health. Not to be confused with MOH Holdings (MOHH), which is the holding company of Singapore's public healthcare institutions including National Healthcare Group, National University Health System and Singapore Health Services and oversees the distribution of medical resources. Refer to Ministry of Health for details. |
MOHH |
| Refer to MOH. |
MP |
| Stands for Member of Parliament. SG has 3 types:
Elected MPs are those who have been elected into Parliament at a General Election/By-election on a first-past-the-post basis and represent either Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) or Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). First Past the Post voting system, inherited from the UK, ensures only a single representative is the winner. If many candidates contest for one seat and votes are split many ways, the winner can be determined even when he only secures a 30% ++ portion of the votes. Refer to Presidential Election. |
MSE |
| Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. Used to be ENV (set up in September 1972) which was renamed Sep 2004 to Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources ( MEWR). MEWR renamed MSE on 27 July 2020. |
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NJC |
| Stands for National Junior College, the first public junior college in Singapore. Established in 1969, it offered two-year pre-university course. Officially opened by the then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 14 May 1970. |
NTUC |
Stands for National Trades Union Congress. First established on 6 September 1961 as union for workers. After dissolution of STUC, split
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POFMA |
Abbreviation of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 which came into force on 2 Oct 2019. Managed by the POFMA Office, under the Infocomm Media Development Authority IMDA, which is a statutory board under the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI).
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| Short for Raffles Institution, well-known prestigious school which counts these politicians among its graduates: ex-PM Lee Kuan Yew, Tommy Koh, Subhas Anandan, ex-PM Goh Chok Tong, Heng Swee Keat, Lim Hng Kiang, K Shanmugam, Tan Cheng Bock etc. Prominent non-PAP affiliated alumni include Tan Kin Lian, Png Eng Huat, Benjamin Pwee and Leong Mun Wai. |
Registry of Societies |
| A unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the ROS administers the Societies Act and Regulations which oversees the registration of any society and ensures societies which have "unlawful purposes, pose a threat to safety and security", or whose activities are contrary to the national interests" are curtailed or not approved. Also governs proper accounting/audits and fund-raising activities. All political parties must register with them. |
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| Refers to Registry of Societies |
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STUC |
| Singapore Trades Union Congress (STUC), established on 13 June 1951. Precursor to the SATU & NTUC. |
Speaker of Parliament |
Presiding officer of the Parliament of Singapore and second in the presidential line of succession.
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| Stands for Urban Redevelopment Authority. Pending details. |
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