Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of druk or drukken +‎ middel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdrʏkˌmɪ.dəl/
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  • Hyphenation: druk‧mid‧del

Noun

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drukmiddel n (plural drukmiddelen)

  1. (chiefly figurative, politics) A means of applying pressure.