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Noun: gunboat diplomacy  'gún,bowt di'plow-mu-see
  1. Diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
    - power politics

Derived forms: gunboat diplomacies

Type of: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations

Encyclopedia: Gunboat diplomacy

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