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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries强权政治
Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiángquán zhèngzhì
"我们坚决反对霸权主义和强权政治。"
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2 senses- 1
International relations in which sovereign states seek to influence or conquer other states by the actual or threatened use of military, economic, or diplomatic coercion.
"The small nation found itself caught in the dangerous web of great power-politics." - 2
Political action or maneuvering based on the use of coercion, force, or the threat of force rather than moral principles or international law.
"Inside the ruling party, leadership battles often degenerated into ruthless power-politics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 20th century as a translation or adaptation of the German concept 'Machtpolitik'. It combines the English words 'power' (derived from Latin 'posse', to be able) and 'politics' (from Greek 'polis', city/state), reflecting the realist tradition in international relations that emphasizes the pursuit and exercise of coercive strength.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Power-politics" is said worldwide
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politique de force
Transliteration: pɔ.li.tik də fɔʁs
"Les relations internationales sont souvent dominées par la politique de force."
Machtpolitik
Transliteration: ˈmaxt.poˌliː.tɪk
"Die historische Analyse zeigt die Gefahren der reinen Machtpolitik."
politica di potenza
Transliteration: poˈliː.ti.ka di poˈtɛn.tsa
"Il trattato ha segnato la fine della vecchia politica di potenza."
política de poder
Transliteration: poˈli.ti.ka de poˈðeɾ
"El siglo XX estuvo marcado por la implacable política de poder."
política de força
Transliteration: puˈli.ti.kɐ dɨ ˈfɔɾ.sɐ
"A diplomacia moderna tenta afastar-se da antiga política de força."
शक्ति की राजनीति
Transliteration: shakti ki rajniti
"अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संबंध अक्सर शक्ति की राजनीति से संचालित होते हैं।"
强权政治
Transliteration: qiángquán zhèngzhì
"我们坚决反对霸权主义和强权政治。"
힘의 정치
Transliteration: him-ui jeong-chi
"국제 사회는 여전히 힘의 정치에서 완전히 벗어나지 못했다."
パワー・ポリティックス
Transliteration: pawā poritikusu
"国際政治におけるパワー・ポリティックスの動向を分析する。"
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