| 单词 | root and brancher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌroot and ˈbrancher ˌroot and ˈbrancher n. a person who advocates or carries out root and branch reform; a proponent of radical change to a process, institution, etc. ΚΠ 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 982/2 For who are likely now to be our enemies? High Whigs and low Whigs—Radicals and root-and-branchers. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 5 Oct. 275/2 The Cardiff Conference consisted of 95 per cent. ‘root-and-branchers’. 2004 Times (Nexis) 11 May 37 Most of the latter [ sc. the reform group] differ in one important respect from the root and branchers, however: they make no money from the game themselves. < as lemmas |
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