Definition of "entrenchment" []

• The process of entrenching or something which entrenches (noun)
• A fortification constructed of trenches (noun)

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• "Sandy Levinson and I have argued that partisan entrenchment is the most important source of constitutional change outside of Article V."
• "In fact, partisan entrenchment is neither a Democrat or a Republican invention."
• "Partisan entrenchment is not an exceptional or deviant feature of presidential nominations, but rather a fairly standard practice."