diplomacy

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di·plo·ma·cy | \ də-ˈplō-mə-sē

Definition of diplomacy

1 : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations

2 : skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility : tact handled the awkward situation with diplomacy

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Synonyms & Antonyms for diplomacy

Synonyms

tact,
tactfulness

Antonyms

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Foreign Service officers serve and work with Americans abroad and conduct diplomacy on behalf of the U.S. — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2021 What started as breakthrough person-to-person exchange and diplomacy in the early 2000s have given way to mass connection through social media. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2021 Both countries were key to the US effort to execute the largest airlift in US military history, pulling about 125,000 people out of Kabul, and both countries are hosting intense diplomacy about Afghanistan. — Nicole Gaouette, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 Drescher was appointed in 2008 as public diplomacy envoy for health for the U.S. State Department. — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021 Joe Biden and two other senators in a 2008 snowstorm, reiterating the president’s pledge to use diplomacy to work to evacuate remaining allies still in Afghanistan who wish to leave. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021 Fesenko said Zelensky’s visit to Washington is part of Ukraine’s long-term strategic diplomacy. — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2021 Hope for a later rescue via U.S. diplomacy or military efforts also appeared limited. — NBC News, 31 Aug. 2021 Chinese vaccines have become a key tool of Beijing’s international diplomacy, especially in developing nations unable to secure sufficient doses of U.S. and European-made shots. — Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021

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