diplomacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The 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.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpləʊməsi/ /dɪˈploʊməsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-diplomacy.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-diplomacy.wav en-ca-diplomacy.oga /dɪˈpləʉməsi/ /dəˈplɐʉməsi/

Word forms

diplomacy diplomacies

Etymology

From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.

Synonyms

statesmanship statecraft

Related words

diploma diplomat diplomatic diplomatist

Derived words

bamboo diplomacy checkbook diplomacy chequebook diplomacy citizen diplomacy commodity diplomacy debt trap diplomacy defence diplomacy dollar diplomacy gastrodiplomacy gastro-diplomacy guerrilla diplomacy gunboat diplomacy hostage diplomacy panda diplomacy ping-pong diplomacy public diplomacy shuttlecock diplomacy shuttle diplomacy vaccine diplomacy

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