power projection

noun

In international relations, the capacity of a state to deploy and sustain forces outside its territory.

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Meanings

nounpower projection (countable and uncountable, plural power projections)

plural power projections

  1. countableuncountablegeopoliticsIn international relations, the capacity of a state to deploy and sustain forces outside its territory.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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