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Finlandization
[ fin-luhn-duh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
- such a neutral status pursued as a deliberate act of policy by a lesser power.
Finlandization
/ ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən /
noun
- neutralization of a small country by a superpower, using conciliation, as the former Soviet Union did in relation to Finland
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