root-and-branch

See also: root and branch

English

Adjective

root-and-branch (not comparable)

  1. 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.
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