DOMINO THEORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does domino theory mean? 

• DOMINO THEORY (noun)
  The noun DOMINO THEORY has 1 sense:

1. the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control

  Familiarity information: DOMINO THEORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOMINO THEORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("domino theory" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)