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dollar diplomacy

noun

Definition of DOLLAR DIPLOMACY

1
:  diplomacy used by a country to promote its financial or commercial interests abroad
2
:  diplomacy that seeks to strengthen the power of a country or effect its purposes in foreign relations by the use of its financial resources
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First Known Use of DOLLAR DIPLOMACY

1910

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