n.
Variant: or de · marche
Pronunciation: d ā - ' märsh, di- ' , ' d ā - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French démarche, literally, gait, from Middle French, from demarcher to march, from Old French demarchier, from de- + marchier to march
Date: 1658
1 a : a course of action : MANEUVER b : a diplomatic or political initiative or maneuver
2 : a petition or protest presented through diplomatic channels