diplomacy

Phonetic

US /dɪˈpləʊməsi/UK /dɪˈpləʊməsi/

Translations

NOUNThe art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals., Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

Variants

  • diplomacies: Plural

Examples

  • The ensuing/ɪnˈsuːɪŋ/ 10-day standoff was resolved only after delicate/ˈdelɪkət/ diplomacy/dɪˈpləʊməsi/ that reached the highest levels of the Chinese and U.S. governments.

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • diplomacy,” with Roscoe oscillating between the two sides, before eventual phone calls and Zoom meetings with everyone together

    Source:www.cnn.com

  • Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of parliament, grumbles about hardliners who reject diplomacy.

    Source:www.economist.com

  • Other parts of Mr Xi’s thinking emphasise tighter Communist Party control over such things as diplomacy, defence and the economy

    Source:www.economist.com

  • A plea deal brought an abrupt end to an extraordinary legal saga that has raised novel issues of national security, press freedoms, politics and diplomacy.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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