rowback
/ˈrəʊbak
/noun
An instance of reversing an earlier decision or previously held opinion: the government was forced into yet more rowbacks on budget cuts...
- Some journalists avoid the subterfuge of rowback altogether by ignoring their major errors and motoring on to the next subject.
- Is this what you meant when you told us about rowback?
- If it's true, it's about as galactically craven and poll driven a rowback as I've ever heard.