Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun International diplomacy in which each nation uses or threatens to use military or economic power to further its own interests.
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- noun Politics with power.
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- noun diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of German Machtpolitik.]
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A calque of German Machtpolitik.
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