Monroe Doctrine

noun

Mon·​roe Doctrine mən-ˈrō- How to pronounce Monroe Doctrine (audio)
 also  ˈmən-,
 or  ˈmän-
: a statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere

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Read more Venezuela Will Venezuela Be the First Target of Trump's New MAGA Monroe Doctrine? Emma Marsden john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 China reciprocated, claiming a traditional sphere of influence that corresponded to the Monroe Doctrine. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025 The Monroe Doctrine, while audacious, proved effective and laid the groundwork for the Western Hemisphere as America’s stepping stone to the rest of the world. Staff, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 As China’s influence grows in the Americas, Trump hints at a Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Farmers markets sprouted across American cities. Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025 President Trump wants Latin American countries to shift closer into Washington’s orbit, raising echoes of the Monroe Doctrine, when the United States claimed the Western Hemisphere as its domain. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 12 May 2025 Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, U.S. Presidents invoked the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervening in Latin American countries. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025 On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe gave his 7th State of the Union address before Congress, using the occasion to advance what would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025

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Etymology

James Monroe

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Monroe Doctrine was in 1850

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“Monroe Doctrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monroe%20Doctrine. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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