diplomacy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. 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.
2. Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

Concepten

diplomatie

Synoniemen

tact

statesmanship

statecraft

discretion

finesse

foreign affairs

politics

address

delicacy

discreetness

external affairs

diplomatic negotiations

diplomatics

statemanship

state craft

state-craft

artfulness statesmanship

exercise of politics

savoir

faire

Met koppelteken als

di‧plo‧ma‧cy

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪˈpləʊməsi/

Etymologie (Engels)

From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.