security vacuum
Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words
a situation where there is a lack of security forces or control
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- The withdrawal of troops created a dangerous security vacuum in the region.
- Local militias rushed to fill the security vacuum left by the police.
- Experts warned that a sudden exit would leave a security vacuum.
- The government failed to address the security vacuum after the conflict.
- Criminal gangs thrived in the security vacuum caused by political unrest.
- International peacekeepers were deployed to prevent a security vacuum.
- The collapse of the regime resulted in an immediate security vacuum.
- Citizens were left vulnerable due to the widening security vacuum.
- We must ensure that no security vacuum allows terrorists to regroup.
- The transition plan aims to avoid a prolonged security vacuum.