root-and-branch
See also: root and branch
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]root-and-branch (not comparable)
- Alternative form of root and branch
- 2022 November 16, Howard Johnston, “Network News: Haines: fares reform essential to reclaim lost revenue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 20:
- A root-and-branch reform of our antiquated passenger fares system is urgently needed if the rail industry is to fill the £2 billion annual black hole in its finances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2024 December 5, Ned Temko, “‘Bonfire of the incumbents’ unseats governments worldwide in 2024”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
- Argentine President Javier Milei, a flamboyantly outspoken libertarian, won power late last year in a landslide victory on the promise of a root-and-branch remaking of government to rescue the country’s crisis-ridden economy.