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Flowersa Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Entrenched

Hi what is "entrenched" here?

"...central and local state governments, entrenched guarantees of fundamental rights, and judicial review of the validity of Acts passed by the legislative branch"
  

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Guarantees which are dug in (placed in a trench). In World War I, the soldiers dug trenches from which to defend their positions. Anything which is "dug in"/ "entrenched" is very hard to change or remove.

  • Guarantees which are dug in (placed in a trench).
  • In World War I, the soldiers dug trenches from which to defend their positions.
  • Anything which is "dug in"/ "entrenched" is very hard to change or remove.
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Guarantees which are dug in (placed in a trench).

In World War I, the soldiers dug trenches from which to defend their positions. Anything which is "dug in"/ "entrenched" is very hard to change or remove.

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