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Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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A state having this kind of power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Coined by American political scientist Joseph Nye in the late 1980s and popularized in the 1990 book “Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power”.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
القُوَّة النَّاعِمَة
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Azerbaijani:
yumşaq güc
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Belarusian:
мяккая сіла
(mjakkaja sila)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Chinese Mandarin:
軟實力 /软实力
(ruǎnshílì)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Danish:
blød magt
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Finnish:
pehmeä valta
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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French:
soft power
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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French:
puissance douce
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Georgian:
რბილი ძალა
(rbili ʒala)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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German:
Soft Power
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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German:
weiche Macht
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Indonesian:
kekuatan lunak
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Indonesian:
kekuasaan lunak
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Japanese:
ソフト・パワー
(sofuto-pawā)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Malay:
kuasa lunak
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Malay:
kuasa lembut
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Polish:
but see siła
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Romanian:
putere moale
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Russian:
мя́гкая си́ла
(mjáxkaja síla)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Russian:
мя́гкая власть
(mjáxkaja vlastʹ)
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Spanish:
poder blando
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Spanish:
poderío blando
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Swedish:
mjuk makt
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
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Vietnamese:
quyền lực mềm
— political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.
