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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Much, therefore, rides on Hochstein’s diplomacy to broker an Israeli-Hezbollah understanding.
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
The coordinated diplomacy and pressure from Russia and the West that brought Iran into the 2015 nuclear deal are now a distant memory.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024
The coordinated diplomacy and pressure from Russia and the West that brought Iran into the 2015 nuclear deal are now a distant memory.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomacy. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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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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