Definition of "whilst" []

• Chiefly British While. (conjunction)

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• "Do it for a term whilst grooming a good successor on (or especially put onto) the GLA and, if you do a good job, you will be rewarded with a place in a future Cabinet, future (elected or unelected) Upper House etc, whatever you want."
• "According to the Independent Schools Council parents hoping to send their child to a private school will mean shelling out, on average, £3,000 a term whilst fees including student boarding are usually around £7,500."
• "I find the image of a traditional British bobby with his arm round the shoulder of the late, unlamented, Sadam Hussein whilst waving a wedge of notes a design classic. on July 29, 2009 at 8: 57 pm R/T"