Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brussels effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: brus-sel-s -ef-fect
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.

Etymology

Coined by Finnish-American legal scholar Anu Bradford in 2012, named after the California effect.

Inflected Forms

the Brussels effect (canonical)

Questions

What does brussels effect mean?: The process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.
Where does brussels effect come from?: Coined by Finnish-American legal scholar Anu Bradford in 2012, named after the California effect.

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