show of force

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Noun

show of force (plural shows of force)

1. An open demonstration of power by display of a great numbers of people and/or resources.

   Synonyms: show of strength, power move

   The military parade was an opportunity for the new government to give a show of force to the neighbouring countries.

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• Arabic: استعراض للقوة
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• Dutch: machtsvertoon (nl) n
• Finnish: voimannäytös
• French: démonstration de force (fr) f
• German: Machtdemonstration (de) f
• Hungarian: erődemonstráció (hu)
• Polish: pokaz siły m
• Romanian: demonstrație de forță (ro) f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: maktdemonstration c
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