soft power
Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international…Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.
Soft Power, weiche Macht
мя́гкая си́лаmjáxkaja síla, мя́гкая властьmjáxkaja vlastʹ
(countable, uncountable)A state having this kind of power.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s and popularized in theCoined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s and popularized in the 1990 book “Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power”.
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Forms
plural: soft powers| Singular | soft power |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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