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state⋅craft

[steyt-kraft, -krahft]
–noun
the art of government and diplomacy.

Origin:
1635–45; state + craft
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state·craft   (stāt'krāft')   
n.  The art of leading a country: "They placed free access to scientific knowledge far above the exigencies of statecraft" (Anthony Burgess).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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