the domino theorynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nəʊ ˌθɪə.ri//ˈdɑː.mə.noʊ ˌθi.ə.ri/specializedthe belief, especially in the 1950s and 1960s, that if one country became communist, other countries near that country would more easily also become communist
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- The domino theory deception makes the claim that if one thing happens another will invariably follow.