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ARMS CONTROL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arms control mean?
• ARMS CONTROL (noun)
The noun ARMS CONTROL has 1 sense:
1. a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
Familiarity information: ARMS CONTROL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("arms control" is a kind of...):
limitation; restriction (an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))
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