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. George McGovern in 1972:

   They felt the need to give the party a bit more say in that to make sure someone more electable would emerge, if need be, it’s a backstop, more or less.

2. Robin Swann:

   British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke to us today about putting a time limit on the backstop. We don't see a time limit as being the answer, because time limit can be extended.

3. Boris Johnson:

   I would say to our friends in the EU if they don't want a no-deal Brexit then we've got to get rid of the backstop from the treaty, if Donald Tusk doesn't want to go down as Mr No Deal then I hope that point will be borne in mind by him, too.

4. Philip Hammond:

   The pivot from demanding changes to the( Irish) backstop to demanding its total removal is a pivot from a tough negotiating stance to a wrecking one, the unelected people who pull the strings of this government know that this is a demand the EU can not, and will not, accede to.

5. Simon Coveney:

   In the next two weeks, we need to see written proposals. It needs to happen two weeks from the summit, if there is no progress on the backstop, we are in for an uncertain summer. At this point we need written proposals on the Irish backstop consistent with what was agreed. We await written proposals from the British side.