ostrich policy

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From ostrich + policy. Referring to the common misconception that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they notice danger. Perhaps a calque, compare ostrich politics.

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 鴕鳥政策 /鸵鸟政策 (tuóniǎo zhèngcè) — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• French: politique de l'autruche — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• German: Vogel-Strauß-Politik — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• Hungarian: struccpolitika — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• Polish: strusia polityka — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• Russian: страуси́ная поли́тика (strausínaja polítika) — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist
• Swedish: strutspolitik — the tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist