| 单词 | root and branch policy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroot and branch policy root and branch policy n. a radical policy involving the abolition of an established institution or system; spec. the policy of the abolition of the system of episcopal government within the Church of England, as advocated in the 1640s. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end > other spec. root and branch reform1822 meat-axe1831 root and branch policy1837 third way1935 scare tactic1967 1837 Reg. Deb. Congr. XIV. 29 Sept. 398 It does not appear to me that this root and branch policy, this tearing up things established, to supply their places with new theories,..is the part of prudence and wisdom. 1867 J. Morley Burke 180 The root and branch policy of the Tudors. 1940 Eng. Hist. Rev. 55 682 Pym supported, though he did not initiate, the root and branch policy. 2003 Canberra Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Feb. a14 To achieve efficiency and equity, Labor says ‘root and branch’ policies are not required, only ongoing reform. < as lemmas |
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