the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
the art or science of conducting such negotiations.
skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact: Seating one's dinner guests often calls for considerable diplomacy.
Origin of diplomacy
1790–1800; <French diplomatie (with t pronounced as s), equivalent to diplomatediplomat + -ie-y3
China has been preparing the groundwork for its more recent emphasis on tea diplomacy for a few years.
The Rise of China’s Tea Diplomacy|Pallabi Munsi|September 9, 2020|Ozy
When it works, the system can be a powerful form of soft diplomacy for the country.
Is it still worth studying at a US university as an international student?|Ananya Bhattacharya|August 23, 2020|Quartz
That moment of international space diplomacy led to this week’s announcement that Costa Rica has been chosen to host a space radar by the company LeoLabs.
Costa Rica will be the next hub for a space-junk hunting radar|Tim Fernholz|July 23, 2020|Quartz
So I think you’d try to bring all the different elements of power together — diplomacy, defense, development — towards taking on a more clear-eyed approach to China.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 23, 2020|Freakonomics
Those who served abroad were treated with suspicion that they had been infected by European diplomacy.
U.S. Embassies Have Always Been for Sale|William O’Connor|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To date, much of the details of the diplomacy and even the interim deal between Iran and the West are shrouded in secrecy.
Republican Hawks Already Have a War Plan for ISIS, Ukraine, and Obama|Eli Lake|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Diplomacy with Iran has already made the world a safer place.
It’s Time to Nail the Iran Nuke Deal|Rep. Rush Holt, Kate Gould|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Diplomacy may not work if the Foley killing is an example of how ISIS intends to use retaliation for military intervention.
Families of Italian Aid Workers Held by ISIS Fear for Their Lives After Foley's Death|Barbie Latza Nadeau|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[When] the diplomacy culminated in April, there was no Plan B.
Everyone Says John Kerry Should Stay Out of the Middle East|Josh Rogin|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it was even worse for the government of the Republic to be outwitted in diplomacy than beaten in the field.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley
She was very unscrupulous in her diplomacy, and did not stick at a lie when an evasion would no longer serve.
A History of England|Charles Oman
The delays of diplomacy are like the delays of law—the estate perishes before the process is at an end.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844|Various
"Yes," the other lady admitted, candour and natural goodness of heart getting the better alike of resentment and diplomacy.
The Far Horizon|Lucas Malet
There is no answering for the diplomacy of Eastern courts; but this explanation seems a little too Machiavellian.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various
British Dictionary definitions for diplomacy
diplomacy
/ (dɪˈpləʊməsɪ) /
nounplural-cies
the conduct of the relations of one state with another by peaceful means
skill in the management of international relations
tact, skill, or cunning in dealing with people
Word Origin for diplomacy
C18: from French diplomatie, from diplomatiquediplomatic