ballons d'essai

A form of ballon d'essai — A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ballon d'essai
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APA

ballons d'essai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballons%20d'essai

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“ballons d'essai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballons%20d'essai. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballons d'essai,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballons%20d'essai.

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