Diplomatic Meaning
/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConcerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
adjExhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
Sentence Examples
You're just being diplomatic.
Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ambassador's ____ approach prevented a trade war between the two hostile nations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You're just being ____.
Word Origin & History
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Born in 1950 towards the end of the Stalin era to diplomatic parents, he was educated at the elite Russian Institute of International Relations before ascending to become Russia’s envoy at the UN, where for a decade he lived through the trauma of the collapse of the Soviet Union."
— 2022 November 15, Patrick Wintour, “Sergei Lavrov, a fixture of Russian diplomacy facing his toughest test in Ukraine”, in The Guardian:
"In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts."
— 1983, Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett, Studies in English legal history, page 151:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ambassador's ____ approach prevented a trade war between the two hostile nations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You're just being ____.