carrot stick

Definition of Carrot Stick in English :

1. carrot stick

a stick of carrot eaten raw

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carrot Stick

a.

something offered as a lure or incentive

b.

reward and punishment as methods of persuasion

noun

1.

reward and punishment as methods of persuasion

Using a mixture of carrot and stick, the authorities encouraged obedience from citizens.

In theory, providing carrots and sticks to get mums and dads off welfare and back to work sounds admirable.

adjective

2.

(of an approach or policy) offering rewards in order to persuade people to do something and punishments if people refuse to do it

This carrot and stick approach has paid off.

The government is proclaiming a carrot and stick approach to the problem.

Congress wants to use a carrot and stick approach to force both sides to negotiate.

pleasant inducements or promised rewards coupled with threats