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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Under the Biden administration, for instance, material and rhetorical support for LGBTQ groups abroad was a prominent element of American diplomacy.
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Ari Shaw, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
That is particularly true given the present fissures over increasingly divisive Middle East policy questions and the nature of EU diplomacy.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
And the president also has used candy as a tool of diplomacy.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The Trump administration has pushed to reshape American diplomacy and worked aggressively to shrink the size of the federal government, including mass dismissals as part of moves to dismantle whole departments like the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Education Department.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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Ari Shaw, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
That is particularly true given the present fissures over increasingly divisive Middle East policy questions and the nature of EU diplomacy.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
And the president also has used candy as a tool of diplomacy.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 July 2025
The Trump administration has pushed to reshape American diplomacy and worked aggressively to shrink the size of the federal government, including mass dismissals as part of moves to dismantle whole departments like the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Education Department.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomacy. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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