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Synonyms for backstop
ˈbækˌstɒpback·stop
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Princeton's WordNet
catcher, backstopnoun
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
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catcherbackstopnoun
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
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catcherbackstopverb
a precaution in case of an emergency
"he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
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catcherbackstopverb
act as a backstop
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In some cases organizations are a little too ready to transfer this kind of risk through insurance. They think that that's a real healthy backstop and they can avoid doing some of the other, more painful investments in security.
The EU 27 will not reopen the withdrawal agreement; we cannot accept a time limit to the backstop or a unilateral exit clause, we are listening and working with the UK government ... for an orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU on March 29.
I don't believe that we should get involved in any backstop proposals, but at least we can see the end of the tunnel.
The pivot from demanding changes to the( Irish) backstop to demanding its total removal is a pivot from a tough negotiating stance to a wrecking one, the unelected people who pull the strings of this government know that this is a demand the EU can not, and will not, accede to.
The backstop will not be agreed with the United Kingdom. The UK parliament has already rejected it three times.
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