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1 day ago · 1. uncountable noun. Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries . 2. uncountable noun. The containment of something dangerous or unpleasant is the act or process of keeping it under control within a particular area or place.
1. : the act of preventing the spread of something. The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed. trying to achieve cost containment [=trying to prevent costs from becoming too high] 2. : actions that are intended to keep an unfriendly government from getting more power.
Containment. The policy of containment was a diplomatic strategy of the United States to prevent the spread of the communism during the Cold War. Economic support should bind countries to the United States. This was a counteraction against the new Soviet sphere of influence. In March 1947 the US president Harry Truman (1884-1972) announced ...
