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lesser evilism

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Source Word

lesser evilism

Noun

uncountable

The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.

Japanese Meaning

より悪い選択肢の中から、比較的害が少ないものを選ぶという戦略または政策。 / 複数の悪い選択肢が存在する場合、相対的に悪が少ない方を選ぶという原則や考え方。

What is this buttons?

Confronted with two harmful policies, the committee reluctantly embraced lesser evilism as a short-term compromise.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

二つの有害な政策に直面して、委員会は短期的な妥協として渋々より小さな悪を選ぶという戦略を受け入れた。

Sense（1）

The strategy or policy of choosing the lesser evil.

Which is to say that when left support can be taken for granted – and lesser evilism can always be mustered to that end – only the right flank needs to be appeased.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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