"power politics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of German Machtpolitik. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|de|Machtpolitik}} Calque of German Machtpolitik Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Related terms: realpolitik Translations (politics that threatens aggression): 權力政治 /权力政治 (quánlì zhèngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), voimapolitiikka (Finnish), Machtpolitik [feminine] (German), politik kekuasaan (Indonesian), politik kuasa (Malay)
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