- ideological barrier
- nouna barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies• Hyponyms:
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ideological barrier
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iron curtain — 1. (sometimes caps.) a barrier to understanding and the exchange of information and ideas created by ideological, political, and military hostility of one country toward another, esp. such a barrier between the Soviet Union and its allies and… … Universalium
bamboo curtain — noun an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s • Hypernyms: ↑ideological barrier … Useful english dictionary
iron curtain — noun Date: 1819 1. an impenetrable barrier < the iron curtain between the ego and the unconscious C. J. Rolo > 2. a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area; specifically often capitalized one formerly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ironcurtain — iron curtain n. 1. often Iron Curtain The military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and western Europe from 1945 to 1990. 2. A barrier that prevents free exchange of ideas and information: “That department… … Universalium
iron curtain — impenetrable barrier; line of demarcation between Western Europe and the Russian zone of influence; political and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area (especially as the Soviets did with their satellite states) … English contemporary dictionary
color bar — noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites • Syn: ↑colour bar, ↑color line, ↑colour line, ↑Jim Crow • Hypernyms: ↑ideological barrier * * * ˈcolor bar 7 [color bar … Useful english dictionary
color line — noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites • Syn: ↑color bar, ↑colour bar, ↑colour line, ↑Jim Crow • Hypernyms: ↑ideological barrier * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
colour bar — noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites • Syn: ↑color bar, ↑color line, ↑colour line, ↑Jim Crow • Hypernyms: ↑ideological barrier * * * colour bar noun Social discrimination … Useful english dictionary
colour line — noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites • Syn: ↑color bar, ↑colour bar, ↑color line, ↑Jim Crow • Hypernyms: ↑ideological barrier * * * colour line noun A social and political sep … Useful english dictionary
iron curtain — noun an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
