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GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gunboat diplomacy mean?
• GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY (noun)
The noun GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY has 1 sense:
1. diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Familiarity information: GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
gunboat diplomacy; power politics
Hypernyms ("gunboat diplomacy" is a kind of...):
diplomacy; diplomatic negotiations (negotiation between nations)
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