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volte-face

[ volt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas ]

noun

plural volte-face.
  1. a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.


volte-face

/ ˈ±¹É’±ô³Ùˈ´Úɑ˲õ /

noun

  1. a reversal, as in opinion or policy
  2. a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volte-face1

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Italian voltafaccia, equivalent to volta turn ( volt 2 ) + faccia face
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volte-face1

C19: from French, from Italian volta-faccia, from volta a turn + faccia face
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Trump’s post on Truth Social confirming the volte-face - his first political setback since his election 16 days earlier - was unusually muted for the president-elect.

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But in what appears to be a volte-face, Burke’s “Ignorance: A Global History†explores the myriad ways in which “not-knowing†affects our lives, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill.

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The volte-face leaves our protagonist with a very different legacy.

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Although the judge said it was difficult to prove how much “moral damage†Santander’s volte-face caused Orcel, he said the bank’s withdrawal created “considerable frustration, uneasiness, uncertainty and a certain discredit in the banking world.â€

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Though his music certainly possesses a hostile streak — listen to the striking volte-face in his “Peterloo Overture,†as he depicts armed yeomanry descending on amassed protesters — Arnold never gave up on the power of melody.

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