Word of the Day: Au Fait
With an example from the newshole.
/ˌō ˈfā/
adjective
having a good or detailed knowledge of.
"you should be reasonably au fait with the company and its products"
Based on an analysis of public profiles by Apella, a consultancy, the candidates in the 100 most winnable seats hail roughly equally from the private sector, the public sector and organisations such as trade unions and charities. The unions’ presence seems weaker than it used to be (exceptions include Anneliese Midgley, a former political director of Unite, a big union, and Andrew Pakes of Prospect, which represents engineers and scientists). This will be an intake au fait with the workings of Parliament: there are lots of policy wonks, lawyers and lobbyists.
| The Economist, Generation K: Keir Starmer’s cohort of Labour candidates