Bulldozing

/ˈbʊldoʊzɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The act of pushing or clearing with a bulldozer, or the practice of forcing or intimidating someone into compliance; can also be an adjective describing this aggressive method.

Etymology

From the verb 'bulldoze' + the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing'. This can function as either a noun (the activity) or an adjective (the quality of being aggressive).

Kelly Says

Environmental lawyers love using 'bulldozing' as both a literal and metaphorical term—they might object to 'bulldozing through the rainforest' to mean both actual machine clearing and aggressive, careless development policies.

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