policy : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy
  beggar-my-neighbor policy; beggar-my-neighbor strategy; beggar-my-neighbour strategy.
  
  • the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy

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• noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy
  beggar-my-neighbor policy; beggar-my-neighbor strategy; beggar-my-neighbour strategy.
  
  • the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy

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• noun the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
  

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• noun a program for defending a country against its enemies
  defense program; defence policy; defence program.
  

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• noun a program for defending a country against its enemies
  defense program; defence policy; defence program.
  

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• noun a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues
  

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• a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions.

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• the writing or instrument expressing the contract of insurance against loss by fire.

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• noun a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)
  

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• noun an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
  floater.
  

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• noun a policy governing international relations
  

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• noun written contract or certificate of insurance
  policy; insurance.
  
  • you should have read the small print on your policy

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• a certificate of insurance; the document containing the contract made by an insurance company with a person whose property or life is insured.

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• a policy that shows by its form that the assured has a real, substantial interest in the matter insured.

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• noun a government's policy controlling foreign trade
  national trading policy.
  

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• one in which the value of the goods or property insured is not mentioned.

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• noun the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
  open door.
  

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• a book to contain a record of insurance policies.

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• noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
  about-face; volte-face; reversal.
  
  • an about-face on foreign policy

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• one to whom an insurance policy has been granted.

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• noun someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.
  
  • policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason

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• a gambling place where one may bet on the numbers which will be drawn in lotteries.

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• adjective satellite concerned with policy, not administration
  

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• noun the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
  

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• noun a policy of for dealing with social issues
  

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• noun a program for setting taxes
  tax program.
  

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• . (Polit. Econ.) See Laissez faire.

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• noun a government's policy controlling foreign trade
  national trading policy.
  

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• one in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified.

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• a policy that shows on the face of it that the contract it embodies is a pretended insurance, founded on an ideal risk, where the insured has no interest in anything insured.

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• . (Com.) See Wager policy, under Policy.

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• noun any policy that allows no exception
  
  • a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests

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