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gunboat diplomacy
noun
diplomatic relations involving the use or threat of military force, especially by a powerful nation against a weaker one.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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World English Dictionary
| gunboat diplomacy | |
| —n | |
| diplomacy conducted by threats of military intervention, esp by a major power against a militarily weak state | |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
gunboat diplomacy definition
A policy toward a foreign country that depends on the use, or threat of the use, of arms. (See big stick diplomacy.)
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