Diplomacy
/dɪˈploʊməsi/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest thing in the nicest way.
Our diplomacy and strategy ran in clear contradiction to each other.
CEFR Practice Quiz
____ is to do and say the nastiest thing in the nicest way.