English-Swedish translations for self-preservation

• självbevarelsedrift en
  Vi kan emellertid inte utesluta möjligheten att den vitryska regimen, styrd av en självbevarelsedrift, accepterar Moskvas villkor och håller en folkomröstning för att godkänna dem.We cannot rule out the possibility, however, that, led by an instinct for self-preservation, the Belarusian regime will accept Moscow's conditions and call a referendum to approve them.
  Det skulle leda till ett ytterligare förfall för järnvägsbolaget och till sämre service och det skulle tvinga personalen till fler strejker av självbevarelsedrift.These would reportedly lead to further decay of the railway business and deterioration in the quality of services, and would force personnel to strike more, for reasons of self-preservation.

Definition of self-preservation

• The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm

Related words

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