political compromise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandcompromise
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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compromise
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/us/ˈkɑːm.prə.maɪz/
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandcompromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He hoped to address pressing economic problems which demandedpoliticalcompromise: war debts, tariff and quota reductions, exchange restrictions, and the like.
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The few references to the agricultural exclusion that exist point to its genesis inpoliticalcompromise.
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The new legislation was conceived as apoliticalcompromiseto appease two strongly opposed forces: reformists and the old guard.
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In fact, many points raised by the ' critical ' approach have quite pragmatic implications, if thepoliticalcompromiseaverred in this paper is to work.
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Apoliticalcompromise, at least in principle, responds to reasons; an economic tradeoff, in contrast, weighs preferences.
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We cannot know the details of thepoliticalcompromisereached between father and son.
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The consequence is that policy outcomes are usually the product ofpoliticalcompromise, and the original intentions of policymakers are often distorted or even lost.
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The statute bears the hallmarks ofpoliticalcompromise.
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A policy which encompasses both either reflects a lack of clear thinking or must be the result of a shabbypoliticalcompromise.
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I urge you, even at this late stage, to accept apoliticalcompromise, even if imperfect, rather than take this doom-laden step.
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I think that it is vital to involve regional organisations in resolving these tensions in order to reach apoliticalcompromise.
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The common position, when you read it through, is simply the result of apoliticalcompromise.
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Thepoliticalcompromisetakes the existing differences into account.
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There is still a need for apoliticalcompromisehere.
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So, of course, it is apoliticalcompromise, as has been said.
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We face the problem of apoliticalcompromisein which justice is astranger and has little bearing on the decisions.
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Its birth was apoliticalcompromise, as a result of public clamour.
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Quite a lot of draft directives are in rather general terms because they are the result ofpoliticalcompromise.
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Surely some form ofpoliticalcompromisemust be reached sooner or later?
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