policy vs beggar-my-neighbor policy

beggar-my-neighbor policy vs policy

policy and beggar-my-neighbor policy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
policy	Yes	No	No	No
beggar-my-neighbor policy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beggar-my-neighbor policy is a hyponym of policy; that is, beggar-my-neighbor policy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than policy:

policy: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
beggar-my-neighbor policy: a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy

Other hyponyms of policy include activism, beggar-my-neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy, centralism, containment, moderationism, obscurantism, Thatcherism, ultramontanism.

policy (noun)	beggar-my-neighbor policy (noun)
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group	a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
written contract or certificate of insurance

Difference between policy and beggar-my-neighbor policy

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