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verb
To control a smaller or weaker nation's foreign policy through intimidation, while that nation remains nominally independent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Finland + -ize.
