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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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