Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: 1926
: politics based primarily on the use of power (as military and economic strength) as a coercive force rather than on ethical precepts
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: 1926
: politics based primarily on the use of power (as military and economic strength) as a coercive force rather than on ethical precepts
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012