policy : Idioms & Phrases


beggar-my-neighbor policy

  • 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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beggar-my-neighbour policy

  • 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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council on environmental policy

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

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

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

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

  • 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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Fire policy

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

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

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

  • noun a policy governing international relations
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Insurance policy

  • 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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Interest policy

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

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

  • one in which the value of the goods or property insured is not mentioned.
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open-door policy

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

  • a book to contain a record of insurance policies.
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policy change

  • 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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Policy holder

  • one to whom an insurance policy has been granted.
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policy maker

  • 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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Policy shop

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

  • adjective satellite concerned with policy, not administration
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scorched-earth policy

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

  • noun a policy of for dealing with social issues
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tax policy

  • noun a program for setting taxes
    tax program.
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The let-alone principle, doctrine, ∨ policy

  • . (Polit. Econ.) See Laissez faire.
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trade policy

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

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

  • 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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Wagering policy

  • . (Com.) See Wager policy, under Policy.
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zero-tolerance policy

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