Diplomacy

Noun

 * 1) The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organisms, or even between policies with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals
 * ''National diplomacy typically deploys its dexterity to secure advantage for one's nation.
 * 1) Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

Related terms

 * diploma
 * diplomat
 * diplomatic
 * diplomatist
 * dollar diplomacy

Adjectives for Diplomacy
tortuous; wasted; secret; minute; private; unskilled; shrewd; consummate; formal; proper; misty; tricky.

Verbs for Diplomacy
acquire—; adjust with—; adopt—; boast—: conduct with—; control by—; cultivate —; destroy—; detect—; dole out—; employ—; encourage—; exert—; favor—; fit for—; found in—; gain by—; infiltrate—; instruct in—; introduce—; manage with—; necessitate—; negotiate—; propose—; school in—; suggest—;  —achieves; —attains; —conceals; —reconciles; —smooths out; — wins.

Thesaurus
Eisenhower Doctrine, Machiavellianism, Machiavellism, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, appeasement, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, balance of power, bravura, brilliance, brinkmanship, capability, capacity, cleverness, coexistence, colonialism, command, competence, compromise, containment, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, detente, deterrence, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomatic, diplomatics, discretion, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, efficiency, expansionism, expertise, facility, finesse, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, imperialism, ingeniousness, ingenuity, internationalism, intrigue, isolationism, jobbery, jobbing, know-how, machination, maneuvering, manifest destiny, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, militarism, nationalism, negotiation, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, poise, politics, practical ability, preparedness, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, savoir faire, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, skill, skillfulness, spheres of influence, statecraft, statesmanship, style, tact, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, the big stick, timing, tough policy, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship, world politics

Etymology
< diplomatie: <  as if *undefined: < diploma:; see diploma.

Translations

 * Arabic: دبلوماسية
 * Bulgarian: дипломация
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