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Truman doctrine

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A policy of that America will support democracies under authoritarianism. historical, rare

    "The US was concerned that European powers might try to recolonise Latin America, and the Monroe Doctrine stated that any such attempt would be regarded as aggression against the United States itself."

Noun
  1. 1
    President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology wordnet

Etymology

Named after US president Harry S Truman (1884–1972), who issued the doctrine in 1947.

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