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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That could open the door, Mr. Haass said, to a new round of diplomacy with Iran.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Trump has responded to this new reality by attempting to include them in his diplomacy while sidelining their aspirations for statehood.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
The telephone diplomacy came as the Trump administration helps broker a peace deal almost three years after Russia launched another invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Feb. 2025
And only eight hostages were brought home by Israeli soldiers, while more than 100 were released due to diplomacy.
—Mike Quigley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Trump has responded to this new reality by attempting to include them in his diplomacy while sidelining their aspirations for statehood.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
The telephone diplomacy came as the Trump administration helps broker a peace deal almost three years after Russia launched another invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Feb. 2025
And only eight hostages were brought home by Israeli soldiers, while more than 100 were released due to diplomacy.
—Mike Quigley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomacy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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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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