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ratchet effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
ratch-et -ef-fect
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of the restrained ability of human processes to be reversed once a specific thing has happened.

noun

A political process in the two-party system that, when Republican politicians are in power, they implement conservative policies, but when Democratic politicians hold power, they implement little to no progressive policies, leading to a status quo that only becomes more conservative despite the election of Democratic leaders.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

ratchet effects (plural)

Questions

What does ratchet effect mean?
An instance of the restrained ability of human processes to be reversed once a specific thing has happened.

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