Hard power

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies. countable, uncountable

    "But even as America’s allies see our interests converging and the most successful military alliance in the history of the world restores its commitments to hard power, the previous Administration’s shameful hesitation and half-measures threaten to give way to something even more disgraceful: the obstinate denial of America’s security interest in Ukraine’s success."

  2. 2
    A state having this kind of power. countable, uncountable

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"But even as America’s allies see our interests converging and the most successful military alliance in the history of the world restores its commitments to hard power, the previous Administration’s shameful hesitation and half-measures threaten to give way to something even more disgraceful: the obstinate denial of America’s security interest in Ukraine’s success."

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