diplomacy
noun
di·plo·ma·cy
də-ˈplō-mə-sē 
Examples of diplomacy in a Sentence
She has had a long and distinguished career in diplomacy.
The government avoided a war by successfully resolving the issues through diplomacy.
This is a situation that calls for tactful diplomacy.
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Earlier presidential directives largely defined terrorism as a foreign threat to be countered through military power, diplomacy and international cooperation.
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Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Lynn Zovighian is a philanthropist, humanitarian diplomat and founder of the Zovighian Public Office, partnering with communities facing genocide and crises in the Middle East and South Caucasus through research, culture and diplomacy.
—Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
After all, Zelensky has made sure that the most important decisions for the country—in politics, war, economics, diplomacy, and governance—emanate from his office on Bankova Street.
—Kristina Berdynskykh, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2025
But the tail end of this diplomacy is occurring mostly in silence, with little reason for Zelensky to rejoice.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
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Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Lynn Zovighian is a philanthropist, humanitarian diplomat and founder of the Zovighian Public Office, partnering with communities facing genocide and crises in the Middle East and South Caucasus through research, culture and diplomacy.
—Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
After all, Zelensky has made sure that the most important decisions for the country—in politics, war, economics, diplomacy, and governance—emanate from his office on Bankova Street.
—Kristina Berdynskykh, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2025
But the tail end of this diplomacy is occurring mostly in silence, with little reason for Zelensky to rejoice.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
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diplomacy
noun
di·plo·ma·cy
də-ˈplō-mə-sē
1
: the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries
2
: skill in dealing with others without causing bad feelings : tact
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