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The piecemeal removal or scaling back of something (especially political opposition); a gradual attack on an opposing position, group, etc.

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salami tactics

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Source Word

salami tactics

plural plural-only

Japanese Meaning

反対勢力や対立する立場を、部分的に切り出す・段階的に弱体化させる戦略。特に政治領域で、対立するグループや意見を少しずつ排除・縮小させる手法。 / 対抗勢力や反対意見を一度に排除せず、細かい段階で徐々に排除・無力化していく戦略。

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The opposition accused the ruling party of employing salami tactics to dismantle democratic institutions one step at a time.

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野党は、与党が民主的な制度を一歩ずつ切り崩すサラミ戦術を用いていると非難した。

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At another level, there are what the Americans describe as Iraq's "salami tactics" - picking at weak points in the rules of sanctions, preferably in ways that cause disagreement between the US and other countries.

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