/fin'leuhn deuh zay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
2. such a neutral status pursued as a deliberate act of policy by a lesser power.
[ 1965-70; FINLAND + -IZATION ]