hard power

British  

noun

1. the ability to achieve one's goals by force, esp military force Compare soft power

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Example Sentences

That hole, for some in Britain, symbolises embarrassing gaps in UK hard power.

From BBC

"In one torpedo strike, American hard power has punctured India's carefully cultivated soft power," says Chellaney.

From BBC

“One of my theories about record-making in general is that if the track is rhythmically buoyant, or sort of interesting enough, then you don’t have to sell the song so hard,” Power said in a 2007 interview with the recording magazine Tape Op.

From Los Angeles Times

In a speech that drew a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month, Carney said middle powers such as Canada had to work together to counter the rise of hard power.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We must build our hard power, because that is the currency of the age," he told the conference.

From BBC