statecraft
3
8.0
- noun
- /ˈsteɪtˌkræft/
- Formal
:
arte de gobernar
- Effective statecraft requires a deep understanding of international relations.
- instruments of statecraft
- economic statecraft
- tool of statecraft
We should settle it through negotiation, through diplomacy, through statecraft and not through weapons.
- We should settle it through negotiation, through diplomacy, through statecraft and not through weapons.
- It is a lack of seriousness in Washington sending unserious people trying to do serious statecraft anymore.
- And that that is a reality of, of, of, of what you'd call statecraft that I find would not, I would not be suited for that.
Examples
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The administration was aware of the obstacles but also understood how to conduct statecraft effectively, and it acted before others.
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But the requirements of real-world statecraft mean that what is desirable may not be likely.
Academic text (2011) -
But if we are to do so, statecraft must no longer be a lost art.
Academic text (2007) -
To come here to address us on statecraft.
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Not only your skill in statecraft, but in the sciences and in the arts.
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I mean, obviously statecraft is about choosing priorities.
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Are there signs that the Bush administration is now beginning to conduct statecraft more effectively?
Academic text (2007) -
It is a matter for statecraft and leadership and political thought.
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The case of Pakistan and the war on terrorism provides a lesson in American economic statecraft after September 11.
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The United States is accustomed to using economic inducements as a form of statecraft.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
5
7.9
Skill in leading a country or government with wise, fair decisions
Antonyms
How Skillful
- Formal
5
7.9
- Formal
3
8.0
- Archaic
1
8.6
161
3.3
29
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Statecraft is made of state and craft, where state means 'the government' and craft means 'skill' or 'art', like in craftsman or handcraft. So, statecraft is the 'skill' of running or managing a government, which is why it means wisdom and skill in handling state affairs.