Volte-face (vôlt-fäs', vôl'tə-)'s a total change of position, as in policy or opinion; an about-face. The expression comes through French, from Italian voltafaccia and Portuguese volte face, composed of volta (turn) and faccia (face). In the context of politics a volte-face's, in modern english, often referred to as a U-turn or a flip-flop in the UK and the US respectively. Volte-faces in politics The royal assent by Charles I in June of 1628 to the Petition of Right. The… (More on Volte-face)