"Truman Doctrine" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after US president Harry S Truman (1884–1972), who issued the doctrine in 1947. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|president||||}} president, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Harry S Truman}} Harry S Truman, {{named-after|en|Harry S Truman|born=1884|died=1972|nat=US|occ=president|wplink==}} Named after US president Harry S Truman (1884–1972) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Truman Doctrine}} Truman Doctrine
  1. (historical, rare) A policy of that America will support democracies under authoritarianism. Tags: historical, rare
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