GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

gunboat diplomacy; power politics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gunboat diplomacy" is a kind of...):

diplomacy; diplomatic negotiations (negotiation between nations)

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