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PRONUNCIATION OF SCORCHED EARTH POLICY

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WHAT DOES SCORCHED EARTH POLICY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Scorched earth

A scorched earth policy is a military strategy which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. It is a military strategy where all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area. The practice can be carried out by the military in enemy territory, or in its own home territory. It may overlap with, but is not the same as, punitive destruction of the enemy's resources, which is done for purely strategic/political reasons rather than strategic/operational reasons. It was most famously used by Joseph Stalin against the German Army in the Second World War, by William Tecumseh Sherman during his March to the Sea in the American Civil War, by Lord Kitchener against the Boers, and by the Russian army during the failed Napoleonic invasion of Russia. The strategy of destroying the food supply of the civilian population in an area of conflict has been banned under Article 54 of Protocol I of the 1977 Geneva Conventions.

Definition of scorched earth policy in the English dictionary

The definition of scorched earth policy in the dictionary is the policy in warfare of removing or destroying everything that might be useful to an invading enemy, esp by fire. Other definition of scorched earth policy is a manoeuvre by a company expecting an unwelcome takeover bid in which apparent profitability is greatly reduced by a reversible operation, such as borrowing at an exorbitant interest rate.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCORCHED EARTH POLICY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SCORCHED EARTH POLICY

accounting policy
Common Agricultural Policy
endowment policy
equity-linked policy
foreign policy
Good Neighbor Policy
impolicy
incomes policy
insurance policy
lending policy
New Economic Policy
open policy
package policy
policy
prices and incomes policy
threshold policy
traditional policy
unit-linked policy
valued policy
wages policy
White Australia policy

Synonyms and antonyms of scorched earth policy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scorched earth policy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCORCHED EARTH POLICY

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The translations of scorched earth policy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scorched earth policy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

焦土政策
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

política de tierra quemada
570 millions of speakers

English

scorched earth policy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झुलसे पृथ्वी नीति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سياسة الأرض المحروقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выжженной земли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

política de terra queimada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুষারঝড় পৃথিবী নীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la politique de la terre brûlée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dasar bumi hangus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Politik der verbrannten Erde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

焦土作戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초토화 정책
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabotan bumi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính sách tiêu thổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிந்த பூமி கொள்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झरे पृथ्वी धोरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kavurulmuş toprak politikası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

politica della terra bruciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scorched Earth Policy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випаленої землі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Politica de pământ ars
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολιτική καμένης γης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verskroeide aarde-beleid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brända jordens taktik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brent jords taktikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scorched earth policy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORCHED EARTH POLICY»

The term «scorched earth policy» is normally little used and occupies the 110.261 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORCHED EARTH POLICY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scorched earth policy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCORCHED EARTH POLICY»

Discover the use of scorched earth policy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scorched earth policy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scorched earth: the Germans on the Somme, 1914-1918
The Battle of the Somme has been coined by The English philosopher and pacifist Bertrand Russell as 'maximum slaughter at minimum expense'.
Gerhard Hirschfeld, Irina Renz, Gerd Krumeich, 2009
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Customary International Humanitarian Law: pt. 1-2. Practice
The ADF may embark on a scorched earth policy in territory under Australian control where imperative military necessity requires it to do so to protect Australian national territory from invasion.331 338. Canada's LOAC Manual states that: ...
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The Chinese People at War: Human Suffering and Social ...
Scorched-Earth Policies 破釜沉舟 Smash the cauldrons, scuttle the boats24 Some of the greatest casualties of the war came not from Japanese actions but from the scorched-earth policy. The two most devastating actions were the opening of ...
Diana Lary, 2010
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Scorched Earth: Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict
(The description of Ireland... in anno 1598, in Ní Mhurchadha 2005: 33) The Marquis of Ormond pursued a particularly ferocious scorched earth policy in Fingal and south Co. Meath in 1642 (Ní Mhurchadha 2005: 271)—it is likely his army ...
Tony Pollard, Iain Banks, 2008
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
It is clear that Diodorus strongly preferred the scorched-earth policy that was promoted, against the rest of the Persians, by Memnon, whom Diodorus presents once more as “famed for his military competence”—portraying the Persian generals ...
Pierre Briant, 2002
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The Failure of Counterinsurgency: Why Hearts and Minds Are ...
During the Civil War, most Union anti-guerrilla operations against Confederate guerrillas failed, except for the scorched earth policy used in Arkansas— the only statewide success for federal counterinsurgency in that war. Aiding this scorched  ...
Ivan Eland, 2013
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RUTHLESS
“At the present you have resumed your scorched earth policy against both caliphates. We are terrified that you will not stop there. There will be other nations worldwide that could very well fall victim to this scorched earth policy of yours. We are ...
TOM DICAPRIO, 2014
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Organizations, Individualism, and Economic Theory
Total and limited war can be deterred if attacked people are expected to pursue a scorched earth policy. Scorched earth policies are pursued if land is destroyed before it can be seized by the aggressor. Scorched earth tactics involve the ...
Maria Brouwer, 2012
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To the Tashkent Station: Evacuation and Survival in the ...
This was, in effect, the rst articulation of the scorched earth policy that would be made public only a few days later in Pravda.39 Its initial formulation as an integral component of evacuation policy points to an important afnity between the logic ...
Rebecca Manley, 2012
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Masters of Terror: Indonesia's Military and Violence in East ...
A scorched earth policy was implemented in relation to civilian housing, shops, stalls, hostels, and office buildings. Statements provided generally affirmed that the scorched earth policy was implemented by the militia and elements of the ...
Richard Tanter, Geert Arend van Klinken, Desmond Ball, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCORCHED EARTH POLICY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scorched earth policy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marriage And A Scorched Earth Policy
Marriage And A Scorched Earth Policy. Image Credit: Shuttershock. On June 26, 2015, five members of the United States Supreme Court declared themselves to ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
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Brother's Dege's 'Scorched Earth Policy: Deluxe' CD Out 7/24
The Deep South's forgotten son comes banging out of the gates with his third album under the Brother Dege moniker, Scorched Earth Policy: Deluxe, morphing ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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The Islamic State's Scorched Earth Policy in Kobani
It usually follows a scorched earth policy against us. As a result of its repeated defeats and suffering one blow after another from our forces, it is now resorting to ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
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Last Days: Obama's Scorched Earth Policy
WASHINGTON D.C. – USA – Political insiders at Capitol Hill have revealed how Obama's scorched earth policy is being conducted in the final days of his ... «Daily Squib, Apr 15»
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'Tory scorched earth policy': National Health Service signs biggest …
The National Health Service (NHS) has agreed its largest ever deal to privatize services in an attempt to tackle the increasing backlog of patients awaiting ... «RT, Mar 15»
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BROTHER DEGE to Tour in Support of New Album 'Scorched Earth
Brother Dege's Scorched Earth Policy summer mixtape is available now digitally through iTunes & CD Baby. BROTHER DEGE "SCORCHED EARTH POLICY" ... «Broadway World, Jun 14»
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Brave Citizenship beats a Scorched Earth Policy
The Watts manifesto for a "Scorched Earth Society" is satisfyingly militant-sounding -- enough-so to excite the tech-dazzle showman, Cory Doctorow, praising ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, May 14»
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Scorched earth: How Cong is screwing the economy further
This is nothing but a scorched earth policy. Now, consider oil subsidies. Everyone knows that subsidies are not being paid in time. Despite nearly a year of price ... «Firstpost, Nov 13»
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Scorched Earth Policy
Wildfires worldwide annually burn an area of nearly 1.4 million square miles, and their number and intensity are likely to increase as the climate warms. «Natural History Magazine, Jun 13»
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In defense of LGBT rights, Anonymous adopts "scorched earth policy
“If nobody else will take action and the government of Uganda refuses to see reason, Anonymous will adopt a scorched earth policy towards Uganda's network ... «GlobalPost, Jan 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scorched earth policy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scorched-earth-policy>. May 2024 ».
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