: advocating or involving a rigidly uncompromising course of action
hard-liner noun

Examples of hard-line in a Sentence

a hard-line approach to the sentencing of repeat offenders
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In an era where employee engagement is paramount to organizational success, hard-line leadership and bullying tactics are counterproductive. Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Paxton's investigation highlights the divide between the Republican administration's hard-line immigration agenda and the policies of largely Democratic-run cities pushing back against it. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 Now, the hard-line conservatives say the stopgap will keep the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) running to continue taking a sledgehammer to the federal bureaucracy. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025 But Johnson may be able to breathe easy this week, as hard-line Republicans have largely fallen in line behind the CR that keeps government levels mostly frozen until Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2025. Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard-line

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard-line was in 1903

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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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