Meaning of special relationship | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A political and diplomatic relationship between two countries that is particularly close and is considered to be based on deep historical and ideological ties rather than merely common interests; especially:
   idiomatic
2. The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom since World War II.
   idiomatic
3. The relationship between the United States and Israel since the 1960s.
   also, idiomatic, often
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, relationship.

Examples

“Very satisfactory indeed. We got what we came for, and our special relationship is still very special.”

“On the table of the games room in which they had been penned, there were plates of sandwiches and biscuits. Just not for them. They were only for the US press corps. The Brits had to bring a packed lunch. Clearly, the special relationship still has a way to go.”

“Mearsheimer and Walt argue that the special relationship is in neither nation’s best interest, as the lobby prevents America being an honest broker in resolving Middle East conflict [...].”

“While Trump’s statement is obvious – the “special relationship” is between Israel and the US, not between Trump and Netanyahu, some people argued that the president was giving Netanyahu the cold shoulder.”

“A fraying special relationship?”

“The relationship between the United States and Israel has reached a critical juncture, one that could jeopardize more than six decades of a deep, strategic, diplomatic and values-based partnership that over time earned the designation of a “special relationship.””

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