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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"

captious collapse: tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

compromise collapse: a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"; settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

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

commander collapse: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others; a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

unimportant collapse: not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"

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

emperor collapse: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings; red table grape of California; the male ruler of an empire

prowler collapse: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

poacher collapse: small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters; a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs); someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another

ensign collapse: colors flown by a ship to show its nationality; a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade

few collapse: a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"; an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"; a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

sedition collapse: an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

negligible collapse: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect was negligible"; not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"

uncharitable collapse: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

monarch collapse: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

malicious collapse: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

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

treason collapse: a crime that undermines the offender's government; disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

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