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big stick

 
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–noun
force, esp. political or military, used by a government as a means of influence.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism
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big stick  
n.  A display or threat, especially of military force: a foreign policy that relied on the big stick.
big'stick' (bĭg'stĭk') adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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