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Monroe doctrine

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Monroe doctrine
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a principle of US foreign policy that opposes the influence or interference of outside powers in the Americas
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Noun1.Monroe doctrineMonroe Doctrine - an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
foreign policy - a policy governing international relations


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The old America had only one foreign policy, and that was to hold inviolate the Monroe doctrine.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
The power of Treaty may yet prove a vast engine of enlargement, when the Monroe doctrine takes its true place as a political fable.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
Such were the instruments on which she chiefly relied to sustain her in her repudiation of the Monroe Doctrine and her bold bid for a share in the empire of the New World.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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