rollback

noun

roll·back | \ ˈrōl-ˌbak

Definition of rollback

(Entry 1 of 2)

: the act or an instance of rolling back a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices

roll back

verb

rolled back; rolling back; rolls back

Definition of roll back (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale

2 : to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back

3 : rescind attempted to roll back antipollution standards

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Examples of rollback in a Sentence

Noun

a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices a rollback in environmental regulations a rollback of previous wage concessions

Verb

lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards

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The automakers, for one, fear that the Trump Administration’s bold rollbacks will lead to more aggressive state policies, particularly from California which has legal authority to make its emissions standards. — Justin Worland, Time, "The World's Largest Automakers Asked Trump Not to Loosen a Climate Change Standard. Here's Why," 7 June 2019 The rollback was immediately condemned by environmental groups, which have appealed to the White House to block the EPA from creating the loophole. — Eric Lipton, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Super polluting’ trucks receive loophole on Pruitt’s last day," 7 July 2018 Collette Adkins, a lawyer and biologist with the advocacy group Center for Biological Diversity, expressed outrage at the rollback. — CBS News, "Trump administration moves to allow hunters to lure brown bears with bacon, doughnuts," 22 May 2018 Zinke worked to drastically weaken environmental protections The Trump administration has also made point of undoing environmental regulations and Zinke has presided over some of its most impactful rollbacks. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Ryan Zinke to resign as Interior Secretary at the end of the year," 15 Dec. 2018 Bordoff has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration for its rollbacks of environmental regulations. — Jie Jenny Zou Of The Center For Public Integrity, The Seattle Times, "How DC unleashed fossil-fuel exports despite climate worries," 16 Oct. 2018 But like everything else about this policy, the rollback was sudden and more than a little messy. — refinery29.com, "And Just Like That, Spotify's Hateful Conduct Policy Is No More," 2 June 2018 DeVos’ regulatory rollback agenda on for-profit colleges could draw her back into the limelight. — NBC News, "DeVos agenda on higher education is a new front for Democratic resistance," 3 July 2018 But others pushed back on the idea that Homeland Security had led the rollback. — Jill Colvin And Colleen Long, Indianapolis Star, "Trump signs executive order to end immigrant family separations," 20 June 2018

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