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carrot-and-stick

car·rot-and-stick


adjective 
Definition:
 
combining reward and punishment: relating to or characterized by the use of persuasion involving a combination of rewards and punishments
During the fast-paced negotiations, the diplomats employed a carrot-and-stick strategy.

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