collective securitynoun [ U ]
uk/kəˌlek.tɪv sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti//kəˌlek.tɪv sɪˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/agreement among a group of nations to act on behalf of each other
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backing, supporting & defending
- -backed
- argumentation
- bale
- bale out
- bear
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress
- carry
- countenance
- defensible
- endorse
- espouse
- fight your corner idiom
- speak
- stake
- stand by sb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- strike
- sympathize
- sympathy
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Examples from literature
- Based on political agreements alone, the idea of collective security is a chimera.
- The principle of collective security was propounded by him in statements addressed to the rulers of the world.