rollback
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈroʊlˌbæk/
- Jargon
:
retroceso
- The second rollback option would have the United States help the opposition umbrella group known as the Iraqi National Congress (INC) seize and hold large enclaves inside Iraq, from which it would proceed to undermine Saddam's rule.
Examples
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In contrast, interventions in East Timor and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rollback of Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait were considered legal because of UN approval.
Academic text (2011) -
Attempting rollback by relying on airpower, then, would be incredibly risky and more likely to box in Washington than liberate Baghdad.
Academic text (1999) -
Or would our loss of control over the "global marketplace" more than offset the savings from a huge military rollback?
Blog text (24) -
We engaged in rollback in Vietnam, didn't turn out that well.
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There may be some last, desperate effort in 2011, but thereafter, it will be a long rollback of the Leftist tide.
Blog text (9) -
Either way, for the United States to try moving from containment to rollback in Iraq would be a terrible mistake that could easily lead to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Academic text (1999) -
In the worst-case scenario, rather than the West consolidating new democratic breakthroughs, Russia would succeed in a strategy of rollback.
Academic text (2008) -
Containment took precedence over rollback or regime change, and influencing Soviet foreign policy took precedence over influencing Soviet behavior at home.
Academic text (2005) -
The general ordered a swift rollback of enemy forces to reclaim the territory.
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During the conflict, the strategy of rollback aimed to push adversaries back beyond their borders.
Synonyms
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4.3
An attack made in response to an enemy's attack to regain lost ground
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8.8
A large military attack by a defending army to push back attackers
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6.7
An action to respond to an opponent and get back an advantage
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6.2
An attack that forces enemy soldiers to move back
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Etymology
Rollback comes from roll + back, like pushing something so it goes 'back' to where it was. In war or strategy a rollback means forcing an enemy to return to an earlier position.