Cordon sanitaire

Cordon sanitaire derives from the French for quarantine line, and is usually a barrier that is implemented to stop a disease or something undesirable from spreading and gaining momentum. It can also refer to buffer states that are places around a nation that could be considered as a threat or pose an ideological threat.

Related Topics:
Quarantine - Disease - Buffer state

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In politics, the term is used for an agreement amongst mainstream parties to not cooperate at any government level with minor parties.

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