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come to light collapse: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

internationalism collapse: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

nationalism collapse: the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

national anthem collapse: a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation

occur collapse: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"; to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

isolationism collapse: a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

imperialism collapse: any instance of aggressive extension of authority; a political orientation that advocates imperial interests; a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

colors collapse: a flag that shows its nationality; a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

probably collapse: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

colonialism collapse: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

by and by collapse: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

nonresistance collapse: group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

self-determination collapse: determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

anon collapse: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"; at another time; "ever and anon"

hopefully collapse: it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"; with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

overt collapse: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

uncork collapse: draw the cork from (bottles); "uncork the French wine"; release; "uncork his anger"

unplug collapse: pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it"

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