| 1. | the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. |
| 2. | the art or science of conducting such negotiations. |
| 3. | 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. |
di·plo·ma·cy (dĭ-plō'mə-sē) n.
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