dollar diplomacy

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dol′lar diplo′macy, 

1. Government a government policy of promoting the business interests of its citizens in other countries.
2. Government diplomacy or foreign relations strengthened by the power of a nation's financial resources.
• 1905–10, American.

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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