- neutralization of a small country by a superpower, using conciliation, as the former Soviet Union did in relation to Finland
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Fin•land•i•za•tion
(fin′lən də zā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Governmentthe neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
- Governmentsuch a neutral status pursued as a deliberate act of policy by a lesser power.
- Finland + -ization 1965–70
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Finlandization, Finlandisation /ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
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