What does entrenchment mean?

Definitions for entrenchment
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entrenchment, intrenchmentnoun

    an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

GCIDE

  1. entrenchmentnoun

    the act or process of entrenching.

Wiktionary

  1. entrenchmentnoun

    The process of entrenching or something which entrenches

  2. entrenchmentnoun

    A fortification constructed of trenches

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  1. entrenchment

    Entrenchment refers to the process or state of being deeply established, ingrained or firmly embedded within a system, society, institution, or behavior. It is usually applied to persistent principles, habits, practices, beliefs, or existing privileges that are difficult to change or remove due to their long existence or influence.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of entrenchment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of entrenchment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of entrenchment in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    We have a permanent policy, to strike at the Iranian entrenchment in Syria and hurt whoever tries to hurt us.

  2. Janai Nelson:

    That is where the entrenchment of hyper-conservatism is real and difficult to uproot.

  3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    First of all, Iran must clear out of all of Syria, secondly, we will take action, and are already taking action, against the attempted military entrenchment of Iran and its proxies, both close to the border and deep within Syria.

  4. Glenn Davis:

    For all the attention being given to 'governance reform' at the We Company, entrenchment through unequal voting rights remains firmly in place.

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