judgement of Solomon

A form of judgment of Solomon — A judgment in which a stratagem is invoked in order to reveal the true feelings of the opposing parties.

Meanings

nounjudgement of Solomon (plural judgements of Solomon)

plural judgements of Solomon

  1. alternativeAlternative form of judgment of Solomon.
    1 more example

    All of these are of vital importance to the effective functioning of GBR. They all require the judgement of Solomon to handle the myriad and complex trade-offs between running trains and maintaining the railway, and deciding how capacity on any particular route can be optimised with all the competing demands from varying operators to run on it.

    2024 June 12, Sir Michael Holden, “A manifesto for our railway to thrive”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 42
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