də̇ˈplōməsē, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: French diplomatie, from diplomatique diplomatic, after French aristocratique aristocratic: aristocratie aristocracy
1.
a. : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations for the attainment of mutually satisfactory terms
the technique of direct diplomacy , whereby responsible members of governments deal with each other face to face instead of through ambassadors or other intermediaries — N.F.Busch
secondly, there is the other kind of diplomacy … : the search for agreement between friends on policies and tactics and timing — Lester Pearson
— compare diplomatic agent
b. : the procedures, methods, and forms employed in conducting such negotiations
colleges having specific courses in diplomacy
forget that diplomacy is itself a skilled profession — Llewellyn Woodward
resolved to make a career of diplomacy
c. : the skillful or successful settlement of differences between peoples
diplomacy is the peaceful resolution of disputes between autonomous groups — M.J.Herskovits
d. : a statesman's or nation's policies and strategies in conducting foreign relations
when the diplomacy of certain aggressive statesmen was employed to isolate a particular enemy so as to facilitate his defeat — C.J.Friedrich
2. : adroitness or artfulness in securing advantages without arousing hostility : address or tact in conduct of affairs
he is a kind man, but simpleminded in the extreme; he has no gift for diplomacy — Elinor Wylie
3. : the diplomatic corps
members of UN diplomacy