Synonyms for backstop
ˈbækˌstɒpback·stop

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1. catcher, backstopnoun

   (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

   Synonyms:
   catcher

2. backstopnoun

   (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

   Synonyms:
   catcher

3. backstopverb

   a precaution in case of an emergency

   "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

   Synonyms:
   catcher

4. backstopverb

   act as a backstop

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1. • Baseball
   • Fence
   • Infielder
   • Play

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1. Angela Merkel:

   As far as European Union is concerned we'll be doing everything in our power but we'll be expecting United Kingdom to do everything in their power to make this happen, there are a lot of concerns and fantasies around the backstop.

2. Dominic Raab:

   Our requirements are very clear: we want to remove the anti-democratic backstop and we want to be able to transition our future relationship to a best in class free trade agreement.

3. Mohamed El-Erian:

   I suspect that any move in that direction would need to come with a massive fiscal backstop to protect the integrity of the Fed's balance sheets.

4. Boris Johnson:

   Take out, excise, surgically remove the backstop, OK? thats the problem, thats the lobster pot, thats the trap that keeps us locked in the customs union and means we have this terrible Hobsons choice between, as it were, sacrificing Northern Ireland orremaining subject to the E.U. without having any say in the E.U.

5. Danielle DiMartino Booth:

   This is really embarrassing, berkshire Hathaway shares Warren Buffett doesn't need a backstop from The NY Fed.