diplomatic
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Example
“She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.”
Other meanings
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
“Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.”
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus.
Related words
- diplomatically
- nondiplomatic
- undiplomatic
- diplomatic bag
- diplomatic flu
- diplomatic immunity
- diplomatic mission
- diplomatic pouch
- diplomatic relations
- paradiplomatic
- diplomatic corps
- diplomatic service
Example sentences
Word history
From New Latin "diplōmaticus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “diplomatic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.