noun
[ U+sing./pl. v . ] a situation in which a country tries to achieve its aims by using or threatening to use its military or economic power against another country
noun
[ U+sing./pl. v . ] a situation in which a country tries to achieve its aims by using or threatening to use its military or economic power against another country
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005