diplomacy
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the work of managing relationships between different countries through talk and agreements.
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
Simple“The two countries used diplomacy to end the border dispute without a war.”
In context“The success of the climate summit depended on quiet diplomacy between the world's largest economies before the public sessions began.”
UsageOften used as an uncountable noun when referring to the field of study or the general practice.
Synonyms
“Washington has also left little room for diplomacy.”
“Languages are vital for diplomacy, trade and cultural understanding.”
From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“a letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.