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َالْوِلَايَات الْمُتَّحِدَة الْأَمْرِيكِيَّة

United Sabah Alliance
w:United Sabah Alliance

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of United Sabah Alliance.


PH

en-noun

PH (countable and uncountable, plural PHs)

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Pakatan Harapan.

(business, hydrology) Initialism of professional hydrologist.


PN

PN (countable and uncountable, plural PNs)

(Malaysia, politics, uncountable) Initialism of Perikatan Nasional (“National Alliance”).


/ˌeɪt͡ʃtuːˈoʊ/

Two H initials (Hishammuddin Hussein) represented by H₂ + O for Onn, chosen to humorously match the chemical formula for water.

(Malaysia, Internet slang, humorous, politics) Hishammuddin Hussein Onn, Malaysian politician and son of Hussein Onn, third prime minister of Malaysia.


MCP

Malayan Communist Party
w:Malayan Communist Party

(Malaysia, Singapore, politics, historical) Initialism of Malayan Communist Party (“Parti Komunis Malaya”).


gahmen

[ˈɡɑː˧.mən(˦)]

Variant pronunciation of government with second syllable omitted.

Without doubt, gahmen must medically subsidise the lowest 10% of the population.

2006 January 30, George Soros, “Should Singapore subsidise medical care?”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Manglish, Singlish, derogatory, politics) Pronunciation spelling of government.


BN

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Barisan Nasional (“National Front”).


MIC

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Malaysian Indian Congress. (a political party for Malaysian Indians)


PKR

Parti Keadilan Rakyat
w:Parti Keadilan Rakyat

People's Justice Party
w:People's Justice Party (Malaysia)

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. (People's Justice Party, Malaysian liberal political party.)


MCA

Malaysian Chinese Association
w:Malaysian Chinese Association

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Malaysian Chinese Association. (political party for Malaysian Chinese)


PAS

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia
Parti Islam Se-Malaysia#English

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
w:Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

(Malaysia, politics) Initialism of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia. ("Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party", an Islamist and conservative political party in Malaysia)


ceramah

(Malaysia, politics); public talk, speech, political campaign or rally for a certain candidate


moral police

A special police force in some conservative countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia that enforces religious laws by punishing sinners.


Bolehland

From Malay boleh + -land, where the root comes from the expression in Malay Malaysia Boleh (“Malaysia can [do it]”), ultimately from Malay boleh. The term was based on politicians using the previous phrase while failing to resolve various problems in Malaysian society.

der

(Malaysia, sarcastic, derogatory, slang, colloquial, politics) Malaysia.


en-noun

B40 (countable and uncountable, plural B40s)

Short for bottom 40 percent, a portion of Malaysia's population.

A household with a household income below 4,850 Malaysian ringgit per month.


DAP

(politics) Initialism of Democratic Action Party. (Malaysian centre-left political party)


UMNO

(Malaysia, politics) Initialism of United Malays National Organisation (“a Malay conservative political party in Malaysia”).


DBKL

(Malaysia) Initialism of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (“Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the city council that governs the city of Kuala Lumpur”).


EPF

Employees Provident Fund
w:Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)

(Malaysia, politics) Initialism of Employees Provident Fund (“Malaysian government body that provides savings for workers and retired people”).


Dong Zong

From Mandarin 董總／董总 (Dǒngzǒng), short for 馬來西亞華校董事聯合會總會／马来西亚华校董事联合会总会 (“United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia”).

Chinese educationist group Dong Jiao Zong is urging other Chinese groups to register their interest in attending its rally against the introduction of Jawi lessons in vernacular schools.

(Malaysia) an association that manages Chinese-language private schools in Malaysia, and advocates for Chinese-language education.


Sheraton Move

From the Sheraton Hotel at Petaling Jaya where the Malaysian politician Azmin Ali was having a meeting, which afterwards led to the formation of the Perikatan Nasional group.

(Malaysia, politics) The fall of the Pakatan Harapan coalition from power and its succession by the Perikatan Nasional coalition.


Jibby

2020, Gempak.comhttps://gempak.com/rojakdaily/news/cluster-jibby-netizens-lament-lack-social-distancing-najib-razaks-court-hearing-55202

Some netizens are even calling the scene as "Cluster Jibby", or "Cluster Najib", and are fearing for the worse (read: MCO 2.0).

(Malaysia, politics, Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia.


Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally “He Who is Made Lord”).

unadapted borrowing

(Malaysian politics) The paramount monarch of Malaysia.


lebai

Borrowed from Malay lebai (“someone who knows a lot about religion, a religious expert”).
The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues, carried over from Malay-language usage.

bor

(Malaysia, derogatory, politics, Internet slang) a member of PAS, a Malaysian conservative Islamist party, especially one who behaves in a hypocritical manner.


LGE

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Lim Guan Eng. (Malaysian politician and accountant)


Bossku

From boss and Malay -ku (“my”), meaning "my boss". From an internet post by Najib, "Nak malu apa bossku", which means "What to be ashamed of, my boss".

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is getting so used to being called "Bossku" (my boss) these days that he almost does not go by his name any more.

(Malaysia, politics, slang, humorous) Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia.


YDPA

Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong#English

(Malaysia) Synonym of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“the paramount monarch of Malaysia”).


Quran Belt

Derived from Quran and Bible Belt (“a region where conservative Christian beliefs are predominant”).

(Malaysia, specifically) Kelantan and Terengganu, two states in Peninsular Malaysia that practice a stricter form of Islam.

lebai

slang term for strict Muslims, especially supporters of the conservative PAS party that predominates Kelantan

PAS

Islamist conservative political party that is dominant in the two Malaysian states


DSAI

(Malaysia, politics) Initialism of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (“Malaysian politician and Prime Minister”).


(Malaysia, politics) Abbreviation of race, religion, royalty (“referring to the Malay race, Islam, and the monarchy of Malaysia, three sensitive topics in the country”).


order paper

(Commonwealth) the daily agenda of a Westminster system legislature


menteri besar

Unadapted borrowing from Malay menteri besar (literally “first minister”).

ubor

Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who is in Singapore to study Singapore's experiences in cleaning up her rivers, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana today.

2009 May 18, “Call by Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim on PM Lee Hsien Loong”, in Prime Minister's Office (Singapore):

Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was appointed the new Johor menteri besar on Tuesday (March 15), following the state polls on Saturday that brought back Umno-led Barisan Nasional (BN) into power on its own steam.

2022 March 16, “Johor ruler appoints surprise new menteri besar Onn Hafiz, after incumbent steps back”, in Straits Times:

Two PKR caretaker menteris besar will defend their seats in the upcoming state elections.

2023 July 22, Hana Naz Harun, Qistina Sallehuddin, “PKR's menteris besar set to defend seats in state elections”, in New Straits Times:

(Malaysia) the head of government of a state with monarch


NKCP

North Kalimantan Communist Party
w:North Kalimantan Communist Party

(Malaysian politics, historical) Initialism of North Kalimantan Communist Party.