diplomacy
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mə noun
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.
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| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | the conduct of the relations of one state with another by peaceful means |
| 2. | skill in the management of international relations |
| 3. | tact, skill, or cunning in dealing with people |
| [C18: from French diplomatie, from diplomatique | |
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Word Origin & History
diplomacy
1796, from Fr. diplomatie, formed from diplomate "diplomat" (on model of aristocratie from aristocrate), from L. adj. diplomaticos, from diploma (gen. diplomatis) "official document conferring a privilege" (see diploma; for sense evolution, see
diplomatic). The English use of diplomat dates from 1813.
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Example sentences
Diplomacy among pugilists is an art of provoking-not preventing-epic battles.
The answer is through a combination of political expediency, inept tactics and fumbled diplomacy.
Deans often could benefit from lessons in diplomacy.
He preferred to fight battles with his fists rather than with words or diplomacy, though knew how to use both when needed.
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