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end run
[ end ruhn ]
noun
- Football. Also called end sweep, a running play in which the ball-carrier attempts to outflank the defensive end.
- Informal.
- an evasive or diversionary maneuver.
- an attempt to surmount a difficulty without confronting it directly.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of end run1
Idioms and Phrases
Evasive action, as in The new department head was making an end run around the old hands who opposed her appointment . This term comes from American football, where it denotes an offensive play in which the ball carrier runs around one end of the opposing team's line. [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
“What they can’t do democratically they are now trying to do via illegal executive fiat and do an end run around Congress.”
“This is an end run,” said Shira Scheindlin, the former federal judge who issued the ruling that led to the federal consent decree.
But the proposal garnered fierce early opposition from some local leaders, concerned the group was making an end run around the planning process, as well as environmental groups concerned about the loss of natural habitat.
Texas isn't the only red state to attempt such an end run around democracy and majority rule.
In this case, Democrats and Republicans are attempting an end run around Speaker Mike Johnson to force a vote on legislation that would provide tax relief to victims of disasters around the country.
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