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Reading this article, there is a line,

When I was elected governor in 2010, my biggest responsibility was to lead South Carolina out of the Great Recession. I knew that the most vulnerable families needed more than welfare checks — they needed the dignity of a job and a future. So we launched a “Welfare-to-Work” program that matched individuals with jobs that fit their talents. Ultimately, we empowered more than 20,000 South Carolinians to find jobs and flourish.

Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress could learn a thing or two from South Carolina. Instead of “Welfare-to-Work,” today’s Democrats are all welfare, no work. This approach will only hold back the people they claim to be helping and won’t help people thrive long-term.

Does this phrasal verb "hold back" here fall into this dictionary's definition,

1 b: to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level

Thank you.

ColleenV
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    What else do you think it could mean? – ColleenV May 06 '21 at 16:16
  • @ColleenV Please read the title. "Confirmation please". Thank you. – Kentaro May 06 '21 at 16:20
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    Questions that have a yes or no answer are not on-topic here. You could probably get an answer in chat for those types of questions. I asked for more information in an attempt to help you bring this on-topic. – ColleenV May 06 '21 at 16:24
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    I’m voting to close this question because it just asks us to confirm that a specific dictionary definition is correct and contextually relevant, with no indication as to why this might be "problematic". – FumbleFingers May 06 '21 at 16:34
  • @ColleenV How can I else ask then? If you think I lack the research, or dictionary-look-up, you vtc. Then so I dig into deeper the only way to remaing to confirm is the style like this. Look at this thread link [ https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/282910/regarding-a-metaphor-old-nick-is-not-just-lurking-in-the-small-print ], it was first closed due to the reason "Thsi question is off-topic. Answwers by dictionary look up is off topic". And it soon reopened. How would you native speakers want the OPs to ask? – Kentaro May 06 '21 at 16:34
  • @FumbleFingers Okay, I don't know how deep we the OPs should do a research and how to confirm if I am right or not. – Kentaro May 06 '21 at 16:36
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    You've given no indication as to why you think that might *not* be the correct definition, so it seems to me this is a "Basic question ...[that]... should be answered using a dictionary" - specifically identified as the *first* "Off Topic" category in the site's Help pages. – FumbleFingers May 06 '21 at 16:40
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    If there’s a specific reason why you have doubts that’s the correct meaning, then someone could write more than a yes or no. As this question is written, it’s not on-topic. It’s not a bad question, it just doesn’t fit this site. It would be better to hop into chat and ask for a quick confirmation. – ColleenV May 06 '21 at 16:40
  • @ColleenV Hiow about this question [ https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/283059/seven-high-but-eight-high-another-meaning ] The first James' answer is "No, this is just a simple case of journalist who can't count." Essentially, he virtually said only No there isn't. – Kentaro May 06 '21 at 16:44
  • @ColleenV Then close kindly should the srtyle is off topic. – Kentaro May 06 '21 at 16:45
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    That answer doesn’t just say “No.” It has a lot of explanation of why it might have been written the way it was. The question includes a picture that helps us understand why “seven-high” wasn’t clear. If this question were similar, it would be on-topic. I know the close reasons sometimes aren’t very useful in understanding exactly why a question isn’t a good fit for the site. – ColleenV May 06 '21 at 16:47

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