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<DIV>Perhaps ADS has previously noticed the promotion of 'supreme' to the
status of a noun, and apologies if this is old hat. I see that the online
dictionaries do not record this sense (except for AHD4 which defines it as a
sauce or kind of serving bowl/sherbert glass).</DIV>
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<DIV>A supreme is a supreme court justice, either federal or state. The Supremes
are the US Supreme Court. Drudge had a headline about the 'Fla Supremes'. As a
plural it refers to 1) two or more supreme court justices, or 2)
(collectively to any full supreme court.</DIV>
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<DIV>This usage has been around for some time. Presumably it derives as a witty
play on "Diana Ross and the Supremes". I think it's here to stay. It certainly
passes the test of usefulness. It is considerably shorter than 'supreme court
justice' or 'high court'.</DIV>
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<DIV>Comments?</DIV>
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