cordon sanitaire

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07:55 Feb 14, 2021
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: cordon sanitaire
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
(n.) A protective barrier (as of buffer states) against a potentially aggressive nation or a dangerous influence (such as a pandemic). Borrowed from French, it is also referred to as "sanitary cordon" in certain areas.

Example sentence(s):
  • But while the waters of the lagoon were a corridor for the passage of an epidemic, they were also a natural cordon sanitaire that facilitated an efficient quarantine system as a bulwark against the disease for the rest of Italy. TIME
  • In addition to a cordon sanitaire, which halted travel into or out of the affected areas, the lockdown prohibited the sixteen million people living inside the so-called zone rosse from any movement that was not required for work, health, or other “necessary” reasons. The New Yorker
  • The first thing is the strong-arm methods introduced by the Chinese on January 23rd, when they introduced cordon sanitaire, which is a wholesale quarantine by cordoning off with soldiers and policemen whole geographical areas and communities. The New Yorker
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Definition from HS:
CORDON SANITAIRE on ranskalainen ilmaus, jolla tarkoitetaan tarttuvien tautien suoja­vyöhykettä. Sellaista on tarvittu esimerkiksi kelta­kuumeen ja influenssan leviämisen estämiseen. Politiikassa eristämistä on käytetty kommunismin torjuntaan.

Example sentence(s):
  • Rajamaateorian erilaisia sovelluksia ovat puskurivyöhykkeet (buffer zone), suojavyöhykkeet (cordon sanitaire) sekä etupiirit (sphere of interest). Puskurivyöhyke ja suojavyöhyke ovat käsitteinä lähellä toisiaan, sillä erotuksella, että terminologinen painotus on ensimmäisessä aggressiivinen, jälkimmäisessä defensiivinen. - Anssi Kullberg: Master's Thesis  
  • Perinteiset puolueet ovat käyttäneet puoluetta vastaan eristämispolitiikkaa (cordon sanitaire), jota Belgiassa käytetään muun muassa äärioikeistolaista ja muukalaisvihamielistä Vlaams Belang -puoluetta vastaan. - yle  
  • Kulkutautien hillitsemisessä käytettyä keinoa on kutsuttu sen ranskankielisellä ilmaisulla cordon sanitaire. KÄSITE ON levinnyt myös diplomatiaan ja politiikkaan, kun jokin osapuoli on käyttäytynyt tai puhunut valtaapitävien hyväksymiä yleisiä arvoja vastaan. - HS  
Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 23:51
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