Nonexpansion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Absence of expansion. uncountable
  2. 2
    Refusing to expand; abstaining from expansion. uncountable

    "The resulting nonexpansion policy (fukakudai hōshin), embodied in the September 24 “First Official Statement,” clearly set forth government opposition to a full-scale occupation of Manchuria and to any further military action."

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"The resulting nonexpansion policy (fukakudai hōshin), embodied in the September 24 “First Official Statement,” clearly set forth government opposition to a full-scale occupation of Manchuria and to any further military action."

Etymology

From non- + expansion.

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