arsenal of democracy
noun
arsenal of democracy is a noun meaning “The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-R-S-E-N-A-L-O-F-D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y.
What does arsenal of democracy mean?
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The United States of America, as supplier of extensive materiel support to U.S. allies during World War II; or post-war U.S. as the manufacturer and possessor of the greatest quantity of advanced military weaponry in the world, in the service of defending governments favouring the United States, mostly democracies.
The United States, he contends, is no longer the arsenal of democracy. Nor does it have a clear technological advantage over the Soviet Union.
noun
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Alternative form of arsenal of democracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of arsenal of democracy
- the arsenal of democracy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does arsenal of democracy come from?
Introduced to wide usage (although probably not first used) by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in December, 1940.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).