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DOMINO THEORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does domino theory mean?
• DOMINO THEORY (noun)
The noun DOMINO THEORY has 1 sense:
1. the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
Familiarity information: DOMINO THEORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("domino theory" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
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