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active measures

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
ac-tive mea-sures
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage, and assassination.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see active, measures.

Etymology

Calque of Russian акти́вные мероприя́тия (aktívnyje meroprijátija)

Questions

What does active measures mean?
Political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage, and assassination.
Where does active measures come from?
Calque of Russian акти́вные мероприя́тия (aktívnyje meroprijátija)

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