kekuatan lunak

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kekuatan (“power”) +‎ lunak (“soft”), calque of English soft power.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəkuˈatan ˈlunak̚/

Phrase

kekuatan lunak

1. (politics) soft power: 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.

Further reading

• “kekuatan lunak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.