schwerpunkt

plural schwerpunkts

1. governmentmain point, main target; point upon which the most effort is concentrated (e.g. during an attack)

   Should it be the schwerpunkt of Labor's attack or will it be an unproductive dilution of forces?

   2006 June 12, Terry Sweetman, “Kim Finds a Sore Point”, in The Courier-Mail, Brisbane

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   In the only arty shot, the Dalai Lama, seen in silhouette, sits at the schwerpunkt of a Mondrian-like composition."

   2004 June 25, Meir Ronnen, “Happy Families?”, in The Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem

   The schwerpunkt must be an application for which Shen is ideally suited; one where its unique strengths will make it difficult to mount any effective opposition to our advance and which we can develop quickly.

   2012 April 23, Mark Tarver, “finding the schwerpunkt”, in Google, retrieved 25 Sep 2012

plural Schwerpunkts · plural Schwerpunkte

1. Alternative letter-case form of schwerpunkt.

   Every culture has a unique Schwerpunkt, a center of gravity, and unless we try to occupy it, we cannot comprehend its meaning and value.

   2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 220