Definitions
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- adjective That prevents
loss of face and maintains one'sdignity orprestige
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Examples
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Medvedev signed a decree relieving the 74-year-old Yuri Luzhkov of his duties due to a "loss of confidence" in him after Luzhkov openly defied the Kremlin and rejected a facesaving offer to resign after 18 years on the job.
Yury Luzhkov, Moscow Mayor, Fired By Kremlin After 18 Years The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The facesaving device will be Hillary exclaiming (with wide-eyed enthusiasm and exaggerated head nodding) that she was able to accomplish her goal - she got the delegations from FL and MI seated at the Convention.
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If Al G was correct yesterday, this is a facesaving statement by Clinton.
Hillary Accuses Obama Campaign Of Being Behind Stories About "Talks" Between Camps 2009
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"There would be no reward" for pushing the Mideast to the brink of war, one senior official told NEWSWEEK but "Saddam does have a facesaving way out should he choose it."
Will He Blink? 2008
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In a memo that became public last spring, U.S. negotiator Peter Murphy said a "facesaving device" was required to get Canada to sign an agreement.
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