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dé·marche

   [dey-marsh]
noun, plural -marches  [-marsh] . French.
1.
an action or gesture by a diplomat, especially a formal appeal, protest, or the like.
2.
a statement, protest, or the like presented to public officials by private citizens, interest groups, etc.
3.
a procedure or step; move; maneuver.
Origin:
literally, gait
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demarche
1650s, "walk, step," from Fr. démarche (15c.), from démarcher (12c.) "to march," from de- + marcher (see march (v.)). Meaning "a diplomatic step" attested from 1670s. A word never quite anglicized.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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