Meanings
adjectivehard-line (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of hardline.
Driven by a perceived political need to adopt a hard-line stance, Mr. Cameron’s coalition government has imposed myriad new restrictions, the aim of which is to reduce net migration to Britain to below 100,000.
2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefirm and uncompromising
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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