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diplomacy

 noun
     
Related topics: Government
di‧plo‧ma‧cy [uncountable]
1PG 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)
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