diplomacy

[dih-ploh-muh-see]

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.

diplomacy

/ dɪˈpləʊməsɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• nondiplomacy noun
• prediplomacy noun
• superdiplomacy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomacy¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from French diplomatie, from diplomat(e) diplomat + -ie -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomacy¹

C18: from French diplomatie, from diplomatique _diplomatic

Example Sentences

As the US mulls its next move, the sleepy fishing villages that dot the Caribbean coast wonder whether diplomacy, or war, is on their horizon.

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We may be entering another period of intense diplomacy.

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His office said the plan "in the American side's assessment, could help reinvigorate diplomacy".

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In his nightly address, Zelensky said Ukraine needed peace and would engage in diplomacy and issue no rash statements.

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Much of his work has been on diplomacy, but he has always had an eye on commercial opportunity.

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Related Words

• negotiation