About-face
About-face noun - A changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite.
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Synonyms for About-face
Move and about-face are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Move" instead the phrase "About-face" as a noun or a verb.
Move
Move noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.
About-face and move are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About-face" instead the word "Move" as a noun or a verb.
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This could be an about-face on civil liberties, or a "political chess" play to move the issue from the military legal system to the civil system where it may be struck down for good by sympathetic judges Obama himself had appointed.
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