Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given to any of the upper tropical winds which move northward or southward in the same manner as the trade-winds, but above them and in the opposite direction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30° and 50° of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
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Examples
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I would argue that the anti-trade side is being strawmanned, just a bit.
Matthew Yglesias » Sherri Berman: Progressives Must Believe in Change 2009
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And, as candidate Obama astutely and accurately, but perhaps imprudently politically, recognized, "it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
Fred Goldring: Dear Tea/Republican Party: Be Careful What You Wish For -- And I Want My Country Back! Fred Goldring 2011
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Second, the Washington Post argues that the Democrats 'platform is too anti-trade.
The Case for Free Trade, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Ian Fletcher: The Social Snobbery of Free Trade Ian Fletcher 2011
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In the 1980s and early 1990s auto workers lost jobs in America to Japan, raising similar anti-trade cries, but American ingenuity turned around the economy with the IT boom.
Math and Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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During the question period, someone asked about Samuelson's supposed new anti-trade article.
Trade Conference, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Citizens United did not, after all, apply only to business corporations, but also to unions and advocacy corporations such as environmentalist and anti-trade groups.
Another Union Attack on Corporate Speech Brad Smith 2011
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We've heard this sort of thing before, including from Mr. Hopey Changey himself: "It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations," the Puffington Host quoted then-Sen.
On the Offensive James Taranto 2010
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Let me just say that I hope the administration does not sign any more politically expedient anti-trade policies, especially with regard to job outsourcing.
Protesting Globalization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
Ian Fletcher: The Social Snobbery of Free Trade Ian Fletcher 2011
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