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greenlashes

greenlashes is the plural of greenlash.

Meaning of greenlash

Noun

greenlash (plural greenlashes)

  1. (informal) A backlash against environmental concerns.
    • As EU countries such as Spain, Slovakia and Poland prepare for elections later this year, and with European parliament elections in 2024, there is a real risk that rightwing, populist parties will latch on to the “greenlash” and surge back in the polls.2023 July 12, Nathalie Tocci, “After two years of real progress on climate, a European ‘greenlash’ is brewing”, in The Guardian

Questions about greenlashes

What is greenlashes the plural of?
Greenlashes is the plural of greenlash.

Words near greenlashes in the dictionary

  1. greenlandite
  2. Greenlandman
  3. Greenlandmen
  4. Greenlands
  5. greenlash
  6. greenlashes
  7. Greenlaw
  8. Greenlawn
  9. Greenlaws
  10. Greenleaf
  11. Greenlee

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