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diplomatic

diplomatic

374 4.5
Relating to how countries talk and deal with each other
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
translation icon : diplomático
  • We need diplomatic visas to South Africa.
  • diplomatic relations
  • a diplomatic mission
  • diplomatic ties

I'm going to be making my recruits, my recruitments at diplomatic cocktail parties, right?

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Examples

  • It was a diplomatic coup for the British.

  • My grandfather was in the diplomatic service.

  • And speak to the official diplomatic channels to get us all out.

  • ...goes abroad on a diplomatic mission

  • And there are diplomatic concerns which also trouble Napoleon.

  • Sir, we can read their diplomatic codes faster than they can type them.

  • Health has become an area for diplomatic engagement and a priority subject on the world stage.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We're going to do everything we can to continue to strengthen the diplomatic coalition of support around the world for Ukraine.

  • Do you have any idea of the diplomatic and political repercussions this mess will create?

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The two countries are working hard to find a diplomatic solution to their ongoing conflict.

Compounds

diplomatic immunity
  • Specialized
15 7.4

A special legal status that stops foreign diplomats from being tried or taxed in the country where they work

diplomatic mission
  • Specialized
13 3.9

A group of people sent by one country to represent it in another at an embassy or consulate

diplomatic pouch
  • Specialized
7 7.1

A bag diplomats use to carry official papers that customs cannot open under international law

A group of people who represent their countries and work in another country

Talks between representatives of different countries to solve problems and reach agreements

Government officials who represent their country abroad, for example ambassadors

A part of the US State Department that protects American diplomats, embassies, and secret information abroad

diplomatic flu
  • Informal
8.7

A feeling of being very tired and stressed after long talks between countries

diplomatic minister
  • Specialized
6.5

A government official who represents their country in another country and ranks below an ambassador

A government building where diplomats live and work, like an embassy or consulate

How Peaceful

pacifist
8 5.3
dovish
2 6.8
conciliatory
20 7.7
diplomatic
374 4.5
moderate
85 4.6

Surface Forms

diplomatic positive
diplomatical positive

Morphology

diplomatic = diplomat (transparent) = diplomat + ic

Direct adjectival formation from 'diplomat' indicating relation to diplomacy or diplomats.

Etymology

Diplomatic comes from diploma, a 'folded paper' used as an official pass or certificate, and from the same root as diplomat, the people who work between countries. So, diplomatic means 'related to official relations between countries'.