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diplomacy
[ dih-ploh-muh-see ]
noun
- the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- the art or science of conducting such negotiations.
- skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact:
Seating one's dinner guests often calls for considerable diplomacy.
diplomacy
/ dɪˈpləʊməsɪ /
noun
- the conduct of the relations of one state with another by peaceful means
- skill in the management of international relations
- tact, skill, or cunning in dealing with people
Other Words From
- nondi·ploma·cy noun
- predi·ploma·cy noun
- super·di·ploma·cy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of diplomacy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of diplomacy1
Example Sentences
Those working with the prince say he is increasingly comfortable in this world of soft diplomacy and thinks he has something of value to add.
The US and Ukrainian teams met after overnight drone attacks killed at least three people in Moscow - which Russia said showed Ukraine had rejected using diplomacy to end the war.
The frantic diplomacy has cooled in recent weeks as Ukraine and other global issues took centre stage in Washington.
His government would not be the first to be swept away by the intensity and glamour of global diplomacy which, however difficult or worthy, doesn't necessarily translate into significant brownie points at home.
Trump's direct diplomacy with Putin stunned Nato allies, because the West has shunned contacts with Moscow since Russia's February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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