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summitry

American  
[suhm-i-tree] / ˈsʌm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the act or practice of holding a summit meeting, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations.

  2. the art or technique of conducting summit meetings.

  3. summit meetings collectively.


summitry British  
/ ˈsʌmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. the practice of conducting international negotiations by summit conferences

"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

Etymology

Origin of summitry

First recorded in 1955–60; summit + -ry

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The main rule of presidential summitry with an adversary is first do no harm.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

He sees the summitry of 2018 and 2019 as a waste of time at best and a personal humiliation at worst.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2025

During their summitry, Trump praised Kim’s “love letters” and said the two “fell in love.”

From Slate Jul. 19, 2024

The mission played an important role in working out details for the high-stakes summitry between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and then-U.S.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

"Not a year of diplomacy and summitry, but rather of national strength."

From BBC Dec. 4, 2019

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