Politics: Diplomacy
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diplomacy
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NOUN: management of international relations
“Lasting peace requires more than _____. All sides must desire a permanent end to hostilities.”
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diplomat
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NOUN: a country’s official representative abroad
“Several _____s have been expelled from the country amid accusations of spying.”
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diplomatic
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ADJ: describes diplomacy, or acting with diplomacy
“I think your reference to their human rights record wasn’t the most _____ thing to do.”
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diplomatically
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ADV: in a diplomatic way
“We need to handle this _____ – they have a tendency to over-react to criticism.”
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