Meaning & use
Entrenchment
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The establishment of something, such as a belief, position, or system, so firmly that it becomes very difficult to change or remove.
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The entrenchment of old habits made the company slow to adopt new technology.
Years of political entrenchment left little room for reform.
A note on using this word
Originally a military term for digging trenches for defense, now widely used figuratively for entrenched attitudes or power.
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fortificationconsolidation
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of digging trenches for military defense.
The troops spent the night on entrenchment along the ridge.
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