charm offensive en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.
Putin’s speech was a culmination of the Kremlin’s two-day charm offensive with China, aimed at cementing ties between the two countries amid Russia’s growing isolation from the west.
2023 March 21, Pjotr Sauer, “Putin’s two-day charm offensive with Xi underlines who’s boss”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| charm offensives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
nl charmeoffensief (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · es ofensiva de seducción (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · de Charmeoffensive (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · sv charmoffensiv (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · fr offensive de charme (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · cmn 魅力攻勢 /魅力攻势 (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery) · fi hymykampanja (campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery)