diplomacy

«diplomacy» in Mova's school dictionary: The work of governments talking to each other to keep… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (diplomacy — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The work of governments talking to each other to keep peace, make agreements and sort out problems between countries. tree →

2) Skill in dealing with people politely and carefully so that nobody gets upset; tact. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and social studies diplomacy is how countries settle quarrels without fighting; in everyday life it is the gentle way of saying hard things. Phrases: «use diplomacy», «a lot of diplomacy», «through diplomacy», «diplomacy failed».

examples

• The two countries ended the quarrel through diplomacy, not war. tree →
• Ambassadors work in diplomacy. tree →
• Mum used diplomacy to stop my brother and me arguing over the TV. tree →
• It takes diplomacy to tell a friend their drawing needs work. tree →
• The teacher handled the fight with great diplomacy. tree →
• Diplomacy is better than fighting. tree →
• "Suppose I make use of a little diplomacy, and play him some sort of a trick!" tree →

note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Related words: diplomat (a person who does diplomacy), diplomatic (polite and careful; to do with diplomacy). Not the same as «democracy» (rule by the people), which sounds a little alike.

In the corpora

• Most quarrels between countries are settled by diplomacy, which means talking and making deals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diplomacy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.