big sticks

A form of big stick — Significant power to punish or coerce.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of big stick
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APA

big sticks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20sticks

MLA

“big sticks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20sticks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big sticks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20sticks.

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