cordon sanitaire
Originating from French, "cordon sanitaire" literally means "sanitary cord" and is used to describe measures for containing threats, whether they be diseases or ideologies.
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Definition
C1Public Health
(technical)A barrier or restriction to prevent the spread of disease by limiting movement into or out of a specific area.
Example
- During the outbreak, a cordon sanitaire was established around the affected village to contain the virus.
C1Politics
(formal)A strategy to exclude a political party from power to prevent the spread of its ideology.
Example
- The coalition formed a cordon sanitaire to keep the extremist party out of government.
C1International Relations
(formal)A foreign policy aimed at containing the influence of another country or ideology.
Example
- The cordon sanitaire policy was designed to limit the spread of communism in Europe.