diplomacy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: di=plo=ma=cy

OXFORD DICTIONARY

diplomacy, n.
1 a the management of international relations. b expertise in this.
2 adroitness in personal relations; tact.

Etymology

F diplomatie f. diplomatique DIPLOMATIC after aristocratic

DEVIL DICTIONARY

diplomacy

n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

THESAURUS

diplomacy

Eisenhower Doctrine, Machiavellianism, Machiavellism, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, appeasement, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, balance of power, bravura, brilliance, brinkmanship, capability, capacity, cleverness, coexistence, colonialism, command, competence, compromise, containment, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, detente, deterrence, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomatic, diplomatics, discretion, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, efficiency, expansionism, expertise, facility, finesse, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, imperialism, ingeniousness, ingenuity, internationalism, intrigue, isolationism, jobbery, jobbing, know-how, machination, maneuvering, manifest destiny, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, militarism, nationalism, negotiation, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, poise, politics, practical ability, preparedness, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, savoir faire, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, skill, skillfulness, spheres of influence, statecraft, statesmanship, style, tact, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, the big stick, timing, tough policy, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship, world politics

ROGET THESAURUS

diplomacy

Cunning

N cunning, craft, cunningness, craftiness, subtlety, artificiality, maneuvering, temporization, circumvention, chicane, chicanery, sharp practice, knavery, jugglery, concealment, guile, doubling, duplicity, foul play, diplomacy, politics, Machiavelism, jobbery, backstairs influence, art, artifice, device, machination, plot, maneuver, stratagem, dodge, sidestep, artful dodge, wile, trick, trickery, ruse, ruse de guerre, finesse, side blow, thin end of the wedge, shift, go by, subterfuge, evasion, white lie, juggle, tour de force, tricks of the trade, tricks upon travelers, espieglerie, net, trap, Ulysses, Machiavel, sly boots, fox, reynard, Scotchman, Jew, Yankee, intriguer, intrigant, floater, Indian giver, keener, repeater, cunning, crafty, artful, skillful, subtle, feline, vulpine, cunning as a fox, cunning as a serpent, deep, deep laid, profound, designing, contriving, intriguing, strategic, diplomatic, politic, Machiavelian, timeserving, artificial, tricky, tricksy, wily, sly, slim, insidious, stealthy, underhand, subdolous, deceitful, slippery as an eel, evasive, crooked, arch, pawky, shrewd, acute, sharp, sharp as a tack, sharp as a needle, canny, astute, leery, knowing, up to snuff, too clever by half, not to be caught with chaff, tactful, diplomatic, politic, polite, cunningly, slyly, slily, on the sly, by a side wind, diamond cut diamond, a' bis ou a blanc, fin contre fin, something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Mediation

N mediation, mediatorship, mediatization, intervention, interposition, interference, intermeddling, intercession, arbitration, flag of truce, good offices, peace offering, parley, negotiation, diplomatics, diplomacy, compromise, mediator, arbitrator, intercessor, peacemaker, makepeace, negotiator, go-between, diplomatist, moderator, propitiator, umpire, mediatory.

Compact

N compact, contract, agreement, bargain, affidation, pact, paction, bond, covenant, indenture, bundobast, deal, stipulation, settlement, convention, compromise, cartel, Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, most favored nation status, negotiation, diplomacy, negotiator, ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil, signet, agreed, conventional, under hand and seal, caveat emptor.