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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.