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Gunboat Diplomacy

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Noun

1. gunboat diplomacy, power politics

diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gunboat Diplomacy

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noun
diplomacy conducted by threats of military intervention, esp by a major power against a militarily weak state

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Gunboat Diplomacy

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the use or threatened use of limited military force in place of conventional diplomatic negotiations

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Gunboat Diplomacy

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n.
Diplomacy involving intimidation by threat or use of military force.

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