hard power

noun

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

Example Sentences

Such right-wingers have pushed to eliminate all forms of soft power in favor of beefed-up hard power.

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Karp’s new book, “The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West,” mixes the Cold War ideology of the 1950s with the emerging technology of the 21st century.

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In President Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy, only the hard power of mineral deals, gifted airplanes, or military might matters.

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If we burn that trust, our hard power won't save us.

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This war reminded the world, and America itself, of the enormous importance of U.S. soft power as well as hard power.

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