pivotal

Etymology

pivot + -al

adj

  1. Of, relating to, or being a pivot.
  2. Being of crucial importance; central, key.
    It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […]. 2013-06-07, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19
    "Crucially, HS2 is already playing a pivotal role in helping Britain's post-pandemic economic recovery. January 13 2021, “Packham initiates new petition opposing HS2”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 12

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