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A policy which stated that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene in places where capitalism threatened communism.

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Brezhnev Doctrine

Source Word

Brezhnev Doctrine

Proper noun

broadly

A policy which stated that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene in places where capitalism threatened communism.

Japanese Meaning

ソ連が、資本主義の脅威が共産主義を揺るがす地域に介入する権利を有するとする政策

Many Eastern Bloc leaders justified military action by invoking the Brezhnev Doctrine.

多くの東欧諸国の指導者は、資本主義が共産主義を脅かす地域にソ連が介入する権利を主張する政策を引き合いに出して軍事行動を正当化した。

Sense（1）

A policy which stated that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene in places where capitalism threatened communism.

Sense（2）

(by extension) Any similar policy of ideologically motivated intervention in the affairs of other states.