power politics
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
political action characterized by the exercise or pursuit of power as a means of coercion.
international diplomacy based on the use or threatened use of military or economic power.
Origin of power politics
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby power politics
power of the purse,
power pack,
power plant,
power play,
power point,
power politics,
power press,
power saw,
power series,
power set,
power shovel
Example sentences from the Web for power politics
All the international rivalries, the power-politics, the eternal pressures and constant crises.
This Crowded Earth |Robert Bloch
British Dictionary definitions for power politics
power politics
noun
(functioning as singular)
(in international affairs) the threat or use of force as an instrument of national policy