gunboat diplomacy
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of…The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
» They have made, and will make, use of gunboat diplomacy.
Они прибегали и будут прибегать к дипломатии канонерок. — marafon
Они использовали и будут использовать дипломатию канонерок. — marafon
zogwarg · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
диплома́тія каноне́рокdyplomátija kanonérok
- diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Examples
1 sentencesThey have made, and will make, use of gunboat diplomacy.
ruОни прибегали и будут прибегать к дипломатии канонерок. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: gunboat diplomacies| Singular | gunboat diplomacy |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives:power politics
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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