diplomacy
[noun]
Synonyms:
- statesmanship, international negotiation, statecraft
- tact, artfulness, craft, delicacy, discretion, finesse, savoir-faire, skill, subtlety

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

di‧plo‧ma‧cy /dəˈpləʊməsi, dɪˈpləʊməsi $ -ˈploʊ-/ noun [uncountable]

1. the job or activity of managing the relationships between countries:
international diplomacy

2. skill in dealing with people without upsetting them:
The job requires tact and diplomacy.
⇒ gunboat diplomacy at gunboat(2)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

diplomacy
noun
I. managing international relations
ADJ. careful, shrewd | ‘gunboat … ’ What they could not take by political intrigue they took by ‘gunboat diplomacy’ (= threatening military action).
international | secret | personal Churchill's highly personal diplomacy in seeking a meeting with the Russians
traditional a crisis lying outside the scope of traditional diplomacy
preventive | shuttle a round of shuttle diplomacy between Washington and Brussels
Anglo-French, European, Russian, etc.
VERB + DIPLOMACY use prefering to use diplomacy rather than force
DIPLOMACY + VERB go on Behind the scenes a lot of secret diplomacy was going on.
PREP. by/through ~ We must try and resolve this situation through diplomacy rather than conflict.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

diplomacy
II. skill in dealing with people
ADJ. great | quiet
VERB + DIPLOMACY have We need someone who has tact and diplomacy.
exercise, show, use I thought you showed great diplomacy in dealing with him.
call for, need, require Trying to get the divorced couple to agree calls for a great deal of diplomacy.
PREP. by/through ~ The way forward in this situation is by diplomacy and negotiation.
with ~ She handled the awkward situation with her usual quiet diplomacy.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲