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power politics

power politics noun: a form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.

Noun

power politics (uncountable)

  1. A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.

power politics meaning in Malay and Indonesian

power politics in Malay

politics that threatens aggression
politik kuasa

power politics in Indonesian

politics that threatens aggression
politik kekuasaan

Origin of power politics

Calque of German Machtpolitik.

Questions about power politics

What does power politics mean?
Power politics means a form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.
What is power politics in Malay?
Power politics in Malay is politik kuasa. See Power politics meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is power politics?
Power politics is a noun.

Words near power politics in the dictionary

  1. power points
  2. power pole
  3. power poles
  4. power politician
  5. power politicians
  6. power politics
  7. power pop
  8. power posing
  9. power projection
  10. power projections
  11. power puller

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