climb-down

• Nom désignant le fait de reculer ou de revenir sur une position, une opinion ou une exigence précédemment affirmée, souvent dans un contexte politique ou professionnel.

A noun referring to a retraction or withdrawal of a previously stated opinion, demand, or position, often in a political or business context.

1. Retraction of a positionC1formal

   An act of withdrawing or reversing a previously stated opinion, demand, or stance, often due to pressure or new evidence.

   Reviirement

   • The government's climb-down on the tax reform surprised many.
   • After public outcry, the company issued a climb-down on its policy.
   • His climb-down from the aggressive stance was seen as a sign of weakness.

   Synonymesabout-facebackdownconcessionretractionretreatreversalu-turnvolte-face