Nick Clegg

I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make an additional contribution. I don't think you can ask people on middle and low incomes, who, after all, are the vast majority of the British population, to bear the brunt of this adjustment.

British Politician

Henry Kissinger

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt's time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it's different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

American Statesman

Guy Standing

Since the crash of 2008 and during the neoliberal retrenchment known as austerity, many commentators have muttered that the left is dead, watching social democrats in their timidity lose elections and respond by becoming ever more timid and neoliberal. They deserve their defeats.

English Actor

Graham Swift

I came from a lower-middle-class postwar family in a time of austerity and retrenchment, with no one in the family who was in any way artistic or a potential mentor to a budding writer, and yet this is what I became.

British Author

John Bright

I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.

Kenneth C. Griffin

We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing.

American Businessman

Use 'retrenchment' when a business cuts costs due to financial problems.

Economic Stress

Retrenchment might imply laying off employees.

Employee Impact

Retrenchment is often used as a last option to save money.

Last Resort

In military, 'retrenchment' refers to a strategy to protect troops.

Defensive Strategy

Retrenchment doesn't mean defeat, but a strategic choice.

Not Defeat

It can involve moving troops to a better location.

Tactical Movement

In politics, 'retrenchment' is used when policies become less progressive.

Shifting Stance

Retrenchment in politics can affect a party's public image.