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people skills

British  

plural noun

  1. the ability to deal with, influence, and communicate with other people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Second, those people skills may extend to dealing with Donald Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Union leaders praised his people skills and his willingness to negotiate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Roberts doesn’t just flash his people skills when he’s in ambassador mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

To deliver a “revolution” in Fed governance requires people skills to bring along the FOMC, said Emil Henry, who worked with Warsh under President George W. Bush and now heads private-equity firm Tiger Infrastructure Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

"Ouch. I give you a compliment, you give me a verbal kick to the face. We are gonna have to seriously review your people skills when all this is over."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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