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单词 Monroe Doctrine
释义

Monroe Doctrine

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Monroe Doctrine

  1. (historical) A policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas while asserting US dominance, empire, and hegemony in the hemisphere.
    • 2017, Jason Hickel, “Fallout in the Sacrifice Zone”, in The Divide [] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN:
      The US was concerned that European powers might try to recolonise Latin America, and the Monroe Doctrine stated that any such attempt would be regarded as aggression against the United States itself.

Further reading

  • Monroe Doctrine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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