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a policy of acting or negotiating from a position backed by a show of strength

Origin: from “speak softly and carry a big stick,” portion of Afr proverb quoted by T. Theodore Roosevelt

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noun

A display or threat, especially of military force: a foreign policy that relied on the big stick.

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bigˈstickˈ (bĭgˈstĭkˈ) adjective

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