0 the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind:
1 the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed:
The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity and support.
2 the weakening or damage done to something by a series of gradual losses of parts of it:
3 the gradual reduction or destruction of something:
Lastly, the amendment refers to, "further erosions of individual freedom and choice in the name of safety".
Under the present scheme, the £2 million, amongst other financial erosions, has £600,000 taken off it for the bureaucracy.
I am concerned that over the next few years we shall start a series of protracted erosions.
We know that there will be other erosions.
They fear that this continual pressure of the erosions of differentials will continue.
However, any further erosions of the principle must be firmly justified.
All those are further erosions of our national sovereignty, however else one likes to look at it.
He feels that the proposal will pave the way for further erosions of personal freedom.