Entrenchment
Encyclopedia
Entrenchment or Entrenched may refer to:
- Military trenches with relation to Trench warfareTrench warfareTrench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines, consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are largely immune to the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery...
, especially that of World War I - Entrenchment as a feature of a Constitution, making it more difficult to amend
- Entrenched clause within a constitution
- Entrenched legislationEntrenched legislationEntrenched legislation is legislation that may be amended or repealed only after certain prescribed procedures have been observed, for example a special majority, or referendum. See also Legislation, Manner and form; Repeal....
, a similar but broader concept - Entrenchment hypothesis, in Financial Theory
- Entrenched Player's DilemmaEntrenched Player's DilemmaThe entrenched player's dilemma is a concept featured in Wikinomics. It is the choice faced by existing businesses in a changing marketplace. To embrace new ideas fully, they must abandon their current revenue streams.Don Tapscott and Anthony D...
, a concept featured in Wikinomics - The process forming an Entrenched riverEntrenched riverAn entrenched river is a river that is confined to a canyon or gorge, usually with a relatively narrow width and little or no flood plain, and often with meanders worn into the landscape...
, a process of erosion