[ UK /dɪplˈə‍ʊməsˌi/ ]
[ US /dɪˈpɫoʊməsi/ ]
NOUN
  1. subtly skillful handling of a situation
  2. wisdom in the management of public affairs
  3. negotiation between nations
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How To Use diplomacy In A Sentence

  • Curiously, for a politician who made much of the fact that what happened in the rest of the world was not always Washington's concern, diplomacy has been the keynote of his first months in office.
  • But the government's toadyish diplomacy, which overlooked the key issue affecting its relations with North Korea, led to a delay in resolving the abduction cases and resulted in tragic consequences.
  • The description aptly described the new diplomacy of detente emerging from the 1972 super-power summit.
  • Skill in diplomacy could not replace skill in war, but the former was essential to final success.
  • The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails.
  • Connie staffer ID'ed as Williams' diplomacy adviso... Archive 2006-11-01
  • It would certainly require an incredible level of diplomacy and sensitivity.
  • Conflict between contending groups may be resolved, lessened, or contained through the use of ‘medical diplomacy’ or health oriented superordinate goals
  • In public, at least, Kirk, who lives close to the Wight memorial in Thirsk, is the soul of diplomacy, maintaining that the amateur route will eventually reap dividends.
  • Gone was the era of gunboat diplomacy, gone the treaty port concessions, gone the specially conceded naval bases, the military missions, the ill-disguised interference in Chinese affairs.
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