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Retrenchment (French: retrenchment, an old form of retranchement, from retrancher, to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. [ 1 ] Political usage
Retrenchment is a technical term in fortification, where it is applied to a secondary work or series of works constructed in rear of existing defences to bar the further progress of the enemy who succeeds in breaching or storming these.
The retrenchment accelerated in 2023 after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in college admissions, a decision that emboldened anti-DEI activists.
A redan within the Naxxar Entrenchment, an inland entrenchment in Naxxar, Malta Map of the Louvier Entrenchment, a coastal entrenchment in Mellieħa, Malta. In fortification, the term entrenchment (Italian: trincieramento, Maltese: trunċiera) can refer to either a secondary line of defence within a larger fortification (better known as a retrenchment), or an enceinte designed to provide cover ...
A layoff is also known as a retrenchment in (South African English). In the UK, permanent termination due to elimination of a position is usually called redundancy. [2]
This can be done by selling assets, abandoning difficult markets, stopping unprofitable production lines, downsizing and outsourcing. These procedures are used to generate resources for use in more productive activities, and prevent financial losses. Retrenchment is therefore all about an efficient orientation and a refocus on the core business ...
While some countries, particularly in Europe, reaffirmed their commitments to the accord, the global momentum to cut emissions stalled in the face of U.S. retrenchment.
Retrenchment is a political theory. Retrenchment may refer also to: Retrenchment (labour), a term for "layoff" in South Africa, and informally in other countries;