power politics
дипломатія канонерок
Machtpolitik
A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own…A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.
Machtpolitik
More definitions
- diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Examples
1 sentencesBangladesh is considered to be a middle power in global politics.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
politics that threatens aggression:
Origin
Calque of German Machtpolitik.Calque of German Machtpolitik.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives:gunboat diplomacy
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrealpolitik
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable