gridlock
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈɡrɪdˌlɑk/
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parálisis política
- Voters are frustrated with the gridlock in Congress that prevents important issues from being addressed.
- political gridlock
- legislative gridlock
Anyway, so earnings complete disaster the election, not the gridlock we were expecting.
- Anyway, so earnings complete disaster the election, not the gridlock we were expecting.
- It must feel familiar to the Senate gridlock.
- And what are your thoughts about solving the problems of political gridlock?
- Boy, that's going to get you nowhere except toward impasse and gridlock.
- Like gridlock is a feature and not a bug of the American system.
- And so that would that would say, OK, well, the you know, that there's less, it's less likely that we get that gridlock that would stop them from spending money.
- So I think what's going to happen is both parties are going to end up in gridlock until a new president is declared, which is sad.
- If you're like me, I'm sure you're frustrated with the gridlock that is blocking any progress in public policy in Washington.
- And there are some people for whom gridlock works great.
- And I also think Terry is right, you know, years ago, I probably would have said all gridlock is good.
Examples
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If you're like me, I'm sure you're frustrated with the gridlock that is blocking any progress in public policy in Washington.
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Everybody's ready to move on from this gridlock which is why my staff and I have drafted new legislation.
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In the United States, it means finding a way out of the gridlock of special interest politics.
Academic text (1993) -
What happened between then and now to cause the gridlock of the last twenty years?
Blog text (6) -
I want to bypass political gridlock, and get money to people and projects who need it now, like these children behind me.
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Of course, there is a danger that these mechanisms will lead to gridlock.
Academic text (1997) -
In the case of acid rain in the 1980s, policy gridlock prevented policy action despite campaigning by environmental groups and scientists.
Academic text (2003) -
So I think what's going to happen is both parties are going to end up in gridlock until a new president is declared, which is sad.
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Moreover, the current political gridlock may prevent congressional leaders from honoring their pledge.
Academic text (2011) -
That's a recipe for ongoing gridlock in a government that literally can get nothing of substance done.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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8.1
A situation where people cannot agree and nothing can move forward
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5.8
A situation where people cannot move forward because both sides refuse to agree
Antonyms
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Etymology
Gridlock mixes grid, a crossed pattern of streets, and lock, which means 'to stop', and the word is used for politics when opposing groups stop each other. So political gridlock means no decision can move forward because the system is blocked.