a very large programme of US economic aid to 17 European countries after World War II (1948–52). Its official title was the European Recovery Program. The plan was named after the person who set it up, US Secretary of State George C Marshall (1880–1959), and it was operated by the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. Marshall received the Nobel Prize for peace in 1953.
MARSHALL PLAN
Meaning of MARSHALL PLAN in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005