Definitions
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- noun The official policy of the
DPRK , by which the military gets first cut on food, clothing, medicine, and other of life's necessities.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Songun is the Korean word for a policy known outside of North Korea as "military first," in which priority in economic decisions and investments is given to the country's one-million-person military.
North Korea Wraps Up Tribute Evan Ramstad 2011
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And it closed with a reference to its so-called "military first" policy, called Songun, that gives priority to the military in all social and economic matters.
North Korea Statement on Nuclear Test SungHa Park 2009
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Under the North's policy known as Songun, the military's needs are prioritised over those of civilians.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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The commission has been the pinnacle of power in North Korea and which Kim had used to preach his own version of political teaching called Songun, or "military first."
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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It only ever signed an armistice, not a peace treaty, after the end of the Korean War, and indeed the policy of the current leader, Kim Jong-Il, is called "Songun" the army first.
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