SEATO

[ see-toh ]

noun

1. an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SEATO¹

S(outh)e(ast) A(sia) T(reaty) O(rganization)

Example Sentences

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From Seattle Times

Though neither South Viet Nam, nor neighboring Laos, nor Cambodia is a signatory of SEATO, all three countries are under the "protection" of the eight-nation alliance.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, he explained, if the U.S., through SEATO, promises protection from aggression, Laos can turn its full attention to putting down subversion.

From Time Magazine Archive

However much an anachronism the alliance may have become, it would be a mistake for Washington to shut it down, especially in the wake of the post-Viet Nam retrenchment and the demise of CENTO'S Far Eastern cousin, SEATO.

From Time Magazine Archive

He and the representatives of the active members of SEATO�Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Thailand�decided that the alliance, "in the light of the new situation in the Southeast Asian region, should be phased out."

From Time Magazine Archive