kekuatan lunak

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəkuˈatan ˈlunak̚/

Phrase

kekuatan lunak

(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.

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