power politics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: politics based primarily on the use of power (such as military and economic strength) as a coercive force rather than on ethical precepts

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Most people cannot comprehend the coming changes or imagine how prolonged depopulation will recast societies, economies, and power politics. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 Dance is leading Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty, examining how some of the greatest works of art in the Western world were born out of an era of violence, power politics and rivalry. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 The even balance between the United States and China also makes Asia’s power politics the most stable among the major regional theaters. Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024 The Trump administration’s innovative use of export controls on cutting-edge technology has become the new tool of choice for twenty-first-century power politics. Andrew Byers, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for power politics 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of power politics was in 1901

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“Power politics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20politics. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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