"Top-down economics never works," said Obama. "The country does not succeed when just those at the very top are doing well. We succeed when the middle class gets bigger, when it feels greater security."
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Top-down
Synonyms for "top-down"
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Antonyms
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5 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Danish
1 entries- topstyret adj (hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits)
Japanese
1 entries- 上意下達 adj (hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits)
Polish
1 entries- odgórny adj (hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits)
Tamil
1 entries- மேலிருந்து கீழ் adj (hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits)
Sample sentences
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Overall the signage at NIE has the appearance being a top-down artefact driven by institutional policy with English set as the default language.
Source: wiktionary
a top-down shooter
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a top-down ride
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