| 单词 | policy |
| 释义 | policy (once / 54 pages) 1n 2n Did you just come up with a plan for reducing the number of paper clips your department uses at work each month? Then you’ve created a policy, a plan of action. The noun policy can be used to refer to a plan developed by an individual or a group. You’ll often see the word used to describe a plan developed by a government, such as a housing policy or a defense policy. A policy typically outlines a specific course of action designed to further the general goals of the group. The word can also be used to describe a formal written agreement, such as an insurance policy. WORD FAMILYpolicy: policies USAGE EXAMPLESThe director of policy and strategy at CityUK, said businesses did not want to move. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Both economies are improving, with lower policy rates likely to support valuations for 2017, it added. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) Asked about the role cybersecurity policy will play in his administration, he steered Americans toward bike messengers. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group it was a policy of retribution a politician keeps changing his policies Hypo|Hyper activism a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal beggar-my-neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my-neighbour strategya policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy centralismthe political policy of concentrating power in a central organization containmenta policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully moderationismthe policy of being moderate or acting with moderation obscurantisma policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge Thatcherism(England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher ultramontanism(Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope plan of action a plan for actively doing something 2n a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government 2they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation Hypo|Hyper clericalism a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters plankan endorsed policy in the platform of a political party economic policya government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues social policya policy of for dealing with social issues party linethe policy of a political group foreign policya policy governing international relations zero-tolerance policyany policy that allows no exception Zionisma policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine fiscal policya government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing) New Dealthe economic policy of F. 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Roosevelt controlthe economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. perestroikaan economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy protectionismthe policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition apartheida social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa glasnosta policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems social actiona social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform) nativismthe policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) brinkmanshipthe policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety) imperialisma policy of extending your rule over foreign countries interference, interventiona policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries noninterference, noninterventiona foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes nonaggressiona policy of not initiating hostilities isolationisma policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations Monroe Doctrinean American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers Truman doctrinePresident Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology neutralisma policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs regionalisma foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas national trading policy, trade policya government's policy controlling foreign trade argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning n written contract or certificate of insurance you should have read the small print on your policy Syn|Hypo|Hyper insurance, insurance policy floater, floating policy an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location contract a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
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