first-nighter
- n someone habitually a spectator at the openings of theatrical productions
first-order correlation
- n a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
first aid
- n emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
first amendment
- n an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
first baron beveridge
- n British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)