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ARMS CONTROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arms control mean? 

ARMS CONTROL (noun)
  The noun ARMS CONTROL has 1 sense:

1. a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a countryplay

  Familiarity information: ARMS CONTROL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARMS CONTROL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("arms control" is a kind of...):

limitation; restriction (an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))


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