Expose (someone) to different, incompatible opinions.
the executive has been cross-pressured by the interests of the states and the electorate
Example sentencesExamples
- Under-support was most pronounced among cross-pressured Republicans.
- Thus, this sector of Catholic voters is likely to feel cross-pressured in 2000.
- With the number of undecided voters shrinking in recent years, campaigns in 2004 are increasingly seeking out voters who are cross-pressured on issues.
- Occasionally I did encounter undecided voters who were genuinely cross-pressured.
- They are cross-pressured as well by the forces of globalisation and what they regard as Western imperialism and cultural domination.