"active measures" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Russian акти́вные мероприя́тия (aktívnyje meroprijátija) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ru|акти́вные мероприя́тия}} Calque of Russian акти́вные мероприя́тия (aktívnyje meroprijátija) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=active measures}} active measures pl (plural only)
  1. Political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage, and assassination. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination): إجْرَاءَات نَشِطَة (ʔijrāʔāt našiṭa) [plural] (Arabic), акты́ўныя за́хады (aktýwnyja záxady) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), акти́вни мероприя́тия (aktívni meroprijátija) [neuter, plural] (Bulgarian), 主動措施 /主动措施 (zhǔdòng cuòshī) (Chinese Mandarin), aktivní opatření [neuter, plural] (Czech), aktiivmeetmed [plural] (Estonian), aktiiviset toimenpiteet [plural] (Finnish), mesures actives [feminine, plural] (French), aktive Maßnahmen [feminine, plural] (German), aktív intézkedések [plural] (Hungarian), misure attive [feminine, plural] (Italian), 積極工作 (sekkyoku kōsaku) (alt: せっきょくこうさく) (Japanese), アクティブ・メジャーズ (akutibu-mejāzu) (Japanese), 적극조치공작 (jeokgeukjochigongjak) (alt: 積極措置工作) (Korean), środki aktywne [masculine, plural] (Polish), przedsięwzięcia aktywne [neuter, plural] (Polish), medidas ativas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), măsuri active [feminine, plural] (Romanian), акти́вные мероприя́тия (aktívnyje meroprijátija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), aktívne opatrenia [neuter, plural] (Slovak), medidas activas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), aktif önlemler [plural] (Turkish), акти́вні за́ходи (aktývni záxody) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see active, measures. Tags: plural, plural-only
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "aktívni meroprijátija",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "акти́вни мероприя́тия"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zhǔdòng cuòshī",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "word": "主動措施 /主动措施"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktivní opatření"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktiivmeetmed"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktiiviset toimenpiteet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mesures actives"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktive Maßnahmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktív intézkedések"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "misure attive"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せっきょくこうさく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sekkyoku kōsaku",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "word": "積極工作"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "akutibu-mejāzu",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "word": "アクティブ・メジャーズ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "積極措置工作",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "jeokgeukjochigongjak",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "word": "적극조치공작"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "środki aktywne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "przedsięwzięcia aktywne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "medidas ativas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "măsuri active"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "aktívnyje meroprijátija",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "акти́вные мероприя́тия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktívne opatrenia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "medidas activas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "aktif önlemler"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "aktývni záxody",
      "sense": "political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage and assassination",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "акти́вні за́ходи"
    }
  ],
  "word": "active measures"
}

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