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Truman Doctrine

Truman Doctrine proper noun: a policy of that America will support democracies under authoritarianism.

Proper noun

Truman Doctrine

  1. (historical, rare) A policy of that America will support democracies under authoritarianism.
    • 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.1947 March 15, “Briton Interrupts Truman's Speech”, in Spokane Daily Chronicle, Associated Press
    • [I]n one sense, the Monroe Doctrine, although originally only applicable to the Western hemisphere, is a precedent for the Truman doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine […] was designed to exclude European colonization and European systems from any portion of the western hemisphere [and] promised that...1947, Committee of Foreign Relations on the US Senate, Legislative Origins of the Truman Doctrine

Origin of Truman Doctrine

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

Questions about Truman Doctrine

What does Truman Doctrine mean?
Truman Doctrine means a policy of that America will support democracies under authoritarianism.
What part of speech is Truman Doctrine?
Truman Doctrine is a proper noun.

Words near Truman Doctrine in the dictionary

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  5. Truman
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  9. Truman Show delusion
  10. Truman syndrome
  11. Trumanesque

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