diplomacy
1Diplomacy — Standard Spielkarte Daten zum Spiel Autor Allan B. Calhamer Verlag Eigenverlag (1959), Games Research (1961, 1971), Avalon Hill (1976), Miro Company, Jumbo …
2Diplomacy — Di*plo ma*cy, n. [F. diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See {Diploma}.] 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and… …
3diplomacy — index consideration (sympathetic regard), discretion (quality of being discreet), intercession, negotiation, parley Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4diplomacy — 1796, from Fr. diplomatie, formed from diplomate diplomat (on model of aristocratie from aristocrate), from Latin adj. diplomaticos, from diploma (gen. diplomatis) official document conferring a privilege (see DIPLOMA (Cf. diploma); for sense… …
5diplomacy — [n] tact address, artfulness, craft, delicacy, delicatesse, discretion, expedience, finesse, negotiation, poise, politics, savoir faire, skill, statecraft, subtlety; concepts 388,633 Ant. bad manners, impoliteness, rudeness …
6diplomacy — ► NOUN 1) the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations. 2) skill and tact in dealing with people. ORIGIN French diplomatie, from Greek dipl ma (see DIPLOMA(Cf. ↑diploma)) …
7diplomacy — [də plō′mə sē] n. [Fr diplomatie < diplomate: see DIPLOMAT] 1. the conducting of relations between nations, as in building up trade, making treaties, etc. 2. skill in doing this 3. skill in dealing with people; tact SYN. TACT …
8diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
9Diplomacy — For the textual analysis of historic documents, see Diplomatics. For other uses, see Diplomacy (disambiguation). The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. Diplomacy (from… …
10diplomacy — noun 1 managing international relations ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, shrewd ▪ clever, deft, effective, skilful/skillful ▪ It will take deft diplomacy to sustain the fragile momentum …
