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Synonyms for hands-off


Grammar : Adj
Spell : handz-awf, -of
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændzˈɔf, -ˈɒf



Définition of hands-off

Origin :
  • also hands off, as an adjective, by 1895. As a command to desist, by 1810.
  • adj tolerant
Example sentences :
  • Secretary Johnson had obviously adopted a hands-off policy on integration.
  • Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
  • So far as foreign powers are concerned, we have laid down the principle of "Hands-off."
  • Extract from : « "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" » by Charles Francis Adams
  • We interfered under a most questionable extension of the Monroe Doctrine, and asserted the principle of "Hands-off."
  • Extract from : « "Imperialism" and "The Tracks of Our Forefathers" » by Charles Francis Adams

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