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Definition of Big stick
1. Noun. A display of force or power. "Speak softly but carry a big stick"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Stick
Literary usage of Big stick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt (1913)
"... CHAPTER XII THE big stick AND THE SQUARE DEAL ONE of the vital questions with
which as President I had to deal was the attitude of the Nation toward the ..."
2. Immigrant Health and the Community by Michael Marks Davis (1921)
"What may be called the big-stick theory shows its head more or less frankly in these
... Analyzed more seriously, the big-stick theory seems to imply: ..."
3. France and the Alliances: The Struggle for the Balance of Power by André Tardieu (1908)
"II. Politics. — France and the Monroe Doctrine. — American affairs. — France and
the “big stick.” — Asiatic affairs. — United States and the “Open Door. ..."
4. Through Five Republics (of South America): A Critical Description of by Percy Falcke Martin (1906)
"... property—The ' big stick '— Claims against Brazilian Government by foreigners—A
Government supported by brute force—The Revolution of 1904—Difficulties ..."
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