diplomacy
Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
Related words
- bamboo diplomacy
- citizen diplomacy
- checkbook diplomacy
- chequebook diplomacy
- debt trap diplomacy
- commodity diplomacy
- dollar diplomacy
- gastrodiplomacy
- guerrilla diplomacy
- gunboat diplomacy
- hostage diplomacy
- panda diplomacy
Word history
From Latin "diploma" (a letter of recommendation or authority).
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