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gridlock

[ grid-lok ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
the blocking of an intersection by vehicular traffic entering the intersection but unable to pass through it.
any situation in which nothing can move or proceed in any direction:
a financial gridlock due to high interest rates.

gridlock

/ ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk /

obstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets
a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlock
political gridlock

An Americanism dating back to 1975–80; grid + lock ¹

So is partisan gridlock just a symptom of how we raise our kids?

Most of all, Orman reflects a bubbling Main Street frustration with hyper-partisan gridlock.

Such admiration for the American system sounds strange in this era of gridlock and bickering.

Yes, gridlock frustration and national debt nausea are understandable.

So today, gridlock in Washington simply mirrors who we are and where America is.

Then our nation was gripped by economic distress, social decline, political gridlock.

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