English Explanatory Dictionary

Monroe Doctrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas while asserting US dominance, empire, and hegemony in the hemisphere.

Word forms

Monroe Doctrine the Monroe Doctrine

Etymology

Named after US president James Monroe (1758–1831), who issued the doctrine in 1823.

Synonyms

Monroeism

Derived words

Donroe Doctrine
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