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Definition of gunboat diplomacy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gunboat diplomacy

noun

/ˌɡʌnbəʊt dɪˈpləʊməsi/

/ˌɡʌnbəʊt dɪˈpləʊməsi/

[uncountable]

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a way of making another country accept your demands by using the threat of force

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