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containment
containment /kənˈteɪn.mənt/ noun [U]
1 F0 SPECIALIZED the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful: » Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern.Thesaurus+: ↑Limiting and restricting , ↑Preventing and impeding2 F0 an attempt to keep another country's political power within limits without having a war with them: » The government is pursuing a policy of containment.Thesaurus+: ↑Limiting and restricting , ↑Preventing and impedingThesaurus+: ↑International politics and government |