HOLDOUT


Meaning of HOLDOUT in English

(~s)

A ~ is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved. (AM)

France has been the ~ in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.

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