diplomacy

diplomacy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. statesmanship, statecraft, negotiation; shuttle diplomacy; finesse, tact, savoir-faire; skill, cunning, shrewdness, strategy. See courtesy.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. tact, statesmanship, artfulness, discretion; see tact .
See Synonym Study at tact .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[di PLOH muh see]
the forming and maintaining of good relationships and the skills it requires.
The ambassador used a subtle form ofdiplomacy to smooth things over with the dictator.
SYN.: people skills, tact, tactfulness, statesmanship, politics, *glad-handing, judiciousness, grace, sensitivity, prudence, charm, mediation. ''The art of saying 'Nice Doggie' till you can find a rock.''—Wynn Catlin. see diplomatic, politics
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The ability to say and do the right thing at the right time: address, savoir-faire, tact, tactfulness. See ABILITY, COURTESY.

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