单词 | long-termist |
释义 | long-termistn.adj. Chiefly Business and Economics (originally and chiefly British). A. n. A person who acts or makes decisions with a view to long-term aims or consequences; one who takes a long-term view. ΚΠ 1987 Financial Times 19 Jan. 18/2 The ‘long-termists’ are worried about investing too much faith in opinion polls [and] are concerned about the trade balance. 1995 Scotsman 23 May 6/8 Describing himself as an unashamed long-termist, he sought to bolster further Labour's credentials in the City. 2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Weekend) 55 Developing self-preservation mechanisms for dealing with the flak, they quickly became what they describe as ‘long-termists’. B. adj. Advocating, characterized by, or based on long-termism; that is designed or planned with a view to long-term aims or consequences. ΚΠ 1988 Sunday Times 31 July d11/4 Its policyholders are essentially patient and ‘long-termist’. 1994 Independent (Electronic ed.) 11 Feb. Management buyouts are rare in the supposedly long-termist climate of Germany or Japan. 2000 N. Fairclough New Labour, New Lang. i. 26 This is a policy that is unashamedly long-termist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1987 |
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