meg‧a‧phone /ˈmeɡəfəʊn $ -foʊn/ noun
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: megas 'large' + phone 'voice, sound']

1. [countable] a piece of equipment like a large horn which you talk through to make your voice sound louder, when you are speaking to a crowd

2. megaphone diplomacy the practice of making strong or threatening statements in order to make another country do what you want

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