carrots and sticks

A form of carrot and stick — The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carrot and stick
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APA

carrots and sticks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrots%20and%20sticks

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“carrots and sticks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrots%20and%20sticks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrots and sticks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrots%20and%20sticks.

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