diplomacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Canada) audio
- /dɪˈploʊməsi/ (Canada, General-American)
- /dəˈplɐʉməsi/ (New-Zealand)
- (New-Jersey) audio
- /dɪˈpləʉməsi/ (Australia)
Etymology
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
National diplomacy typically deploys its dexterity to secure advantage for one's nation.
Admiral Hackett: Hell of a thing you just pulled off, Commander. Curing the genophage? I never thought I'd see the day. Shepard: Wrex has agreed to help the turians, Admiral. We should get their full support. Admiral Hackett: And the salarians? How did you manage to get them on board? Shepard: Careful diplomacy. Admiral Hackett: Uh-huh… I don’t think I want to know what that means. Doesn't matter. You're starting to put together a real alliance out there. Admiral Hackett: Good work, Commander. Hackett, out.
2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
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(countable, uncountable) Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
As I was talking with many relatives I have in this town I got assaulted with intense probing of whom I was married to, then who is your girlfriend, then it was what do you do for a job? Most of these relatives don't know I'm gay and deflecting these questions put to the test the art of diplomacy.
1983 August 13, Ray Thomas, “Rural Canada”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 5, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diplomacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
defence diplomacy · shuttle diplomacy · chequebook diplomacy · hostage diplomacy · dollar diplomacy · vaccine diplomacy · checkbook diplomacy · guerrilla diplomacy · public diplomacy · commodity diplomacy · citizen diplomacy · panda diplomacy · shuttlecock diplomacy · gastrodiplomacy · ping-pong diplomacy · debt trap diplomacy · gastro-diplomacy · gunboat diplomacy · Twiplomacy · bamboo diplomacy
Relateds
diplomatist · diploma · diplomat · diplomatic
Synonyms
Translations (104)
lv diplomātija (art of conducting international relations) · bg такт (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · sv diplomati (art of conducting international relations) · la diplōmatia (art of conducting international relations) · is diplómati (art of conducting international relations) · sv diplomati (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · tg диплумосӣ (art of conducting international relations) · cmn 外交 (art of conducting international relations) · el διπλωματία (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · tk diplomatiýa (art of conducting international relations) · kk мәмілегерлік (art of conducting international relations) · sw diplomasia (art of conducting international relations) · tt дипломатия (art of conducting international relations) · sk diplomacia (art of conducting international relations) · mk дипломатија (art of conducting international relations) · ca diplomàcia (art of conducting international relations) · sh diplomàcija (art of conducting international relations) · sh diplomàtija (art of conducting international relations) · ha diflomasiyya (art of conducting international relations) · nn diplomati (art of conducting international relations) · it diplomazia (art of conducting international relations) · ms diplomasi (art of conducting international relations) · hy դիվանագիտություն (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · uz diplomatiya (art of conducting international relations) · ru диплома́тия (art of conducting international relations) · ug دىپلوماتىيە (art of conducting international relations) · el διπλωματία (art of conducting international relations) · rup diplumatsii (art of conducting international relations) · de Diplomatie (art of conducting international relations) · eo diplomatio (art of conducting international relations) · lo ການທູດ (art of conducting international relations) · ru диплома́тия (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · ca diplomàcia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · cmn 交際手腕 /交际手腕 (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · fr diplomatie (art of conducting international relations) · hu diplomácia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · hu tapintatosság (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · tl palatalastasan (art of conducting international relations) · gl diplomacia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · yi שׂכל (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · cs diplomacie (art of conducting international relations) · da diplomati (art of conducting international relations) · nl diplomatie (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · pt diplomacia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · ka დიპლომატია (art of conducting international relations) · fi diplomatia (art of conducting international relations) · hi कूटनीति (art of conducting international relations) · km ការទូត (art of conducting international relations) · tg дипломосӣ (art of conducting international relations) · bg диплома́ция (art of conducting international relations) · my သံခင်းတမန်ခင်း (art of conducting international relations) · yue 外交 (art of conducting international relations) · ar دِبْلُومَاسِيَّة (art of conducting international relations) · de Diplomatie (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · nl diplomatie (art of conducting international relations) · it diplomazia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · et diplomaatia (art of conducting international relations) · fa-ira دیپْلُماسی (art of conducting international relations) · th การทูต (art of conducting international relations) · hi राजनय (art of conducting international relations) · da diplomati (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · vi ngoại giao (art of conducting international relations) · ga taidhleoireacht (art of conducting international relations) · ota سیاست (art of conducting international relations) · tr diplomasi (art of conducting international relations) · ast diplomacia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · ur سِفارَت کاری (art of conducting international relations) · he דִּיפְּלוֹמַטְיָה (art of conducting international relations) · nb diplomati (art of conducting international relations) · ro diplomație (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · sq diplomaci (art of conducting international relations) · hy դիվանագիտություն (art of conducting international relations) · bn কূটনীতি (art of conducting international relations) · fi diplomatia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · ky дипломатия (art of conducting international relations) · sl diplomacija (art of conducting international relations) · kk дипломатия (art of conducting international relations) · pl dyplomacja (art of conducting international relations) · sh диплома̀ција (art of conducting international relations) · kmr dîplomasî (art of conducting international relations) · gl diplomacia (art of conducting international relations) · ja 外交 (art of conducting international relations) · be дыплама́тыя (art of conducting international relations) · ota دیپلوماسی (art of conducting international relations) · ko 외교 (art of conducting international relations) · lt diplomatija (art of conducting international relations) · csb diplomacjô (art of conducting international relations) · ur سِفارَت (art of conducting international relations) · cs diplomacie (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · fi tahdikkuus (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · pt diplomacia (art of conducting international relations) · es diplomacia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · az diplomatiya (art of conducting international relations) · nn diplomati (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · ast diplomacia (art of conducting international relations) · tg дипломатия (art of conducting international relations) · nb diplomati (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · sw diplomasia (tact and subtle skill in dealing with people) · sh диплома̀тија (art of conducting international relations) · hu diplomácia (art of conducting international relations) · uk диплома́тія (art of conducting international relations) · nan-hbl 外交 (art of conducting international relations) · es diplomacia (art of conducting international relations) · ro diplomație (art of conducting international relations)