dollar diplomacy

noun

1. a government policy of promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.
2. diplomacy or foreign relations strengthened by the power of a nation's financial resources.

dollar diplomacy

noun

1. a foreign policy that encourages and protects capital investment and commercial and financial involvement abroad
2. use of financial power as a diplomatic weapon

dollar diplomacy

1. The use of diplomatic influence, economic pressure, and military power to protect a nation's economic and business interests abroad. The term was first used to describe the exploitative nature of United States involvement in Latin America .

Word History and Origins

Origin of dollar diplomacy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

It was called by its friends "dollar diplomacy," meaning the promotion of American commercial interests by diplomatic agencies.

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It was soon made clear that there was to be no more dollar diplomacy.

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