diplomacyn.

/dɪˈpləʊməsi/

Etymology: < French diplomatie (pronounced -cie ), < diplomate , diplomatique , after aristocrate, aristocratique, aristocratie: see diplomatic adj. and n. and -acy suffix. So Italian diplomazia, Spanish diplomacia, German and Dutch diplomatie, all from French.

I. Senses relating to the management of international or other relations.

1. The management of international relations by negotiation; the method by which these relations are adjusted and managed by ambassadors and envoys; the business or art of the diplomatist; skill or address in the conduct of international intercourse and negotiations.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun]

diplomatic1794

diplomatics1794

diplomacy1796

diplomatizing1855

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France ii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 243 (note) He did what he could to destroy the double diplomacy of France. He had all the secret correspondence burnt.

1797 E. Burke Third Let. Peace Regicide Directory France 87 The only excuse for all our mendicant diplomacy is..that it has been founded on absolute necessity.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Diplomacy.. the customs, rules and privileges of embassadors, envoys and other representatives of princes and states at foreign courts; forms of negotiation.

1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) iv. xi. 245 His first thoughts were all for war, his sober second thoughts for diplomacy.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 257 The business for which he was preeminently fitted was diplomacy.

1862 T. C. Grattan Beaten Paths II. 223 Cardinal Richelieu seems to be..considered the founder of the present system of diplomacy properly so called..I can find no better signification for the word which typifies the pursuit..than double-dealing..it is expressive of concealment, if not of duplicity.

1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism II. vi. 296 The appointment of consuls in the Syrian towns..gave the first great impulse to international diplomacy.

1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 251/1 Diplomacy is the art of conducting the intercourse of nations with each other..It is singular that a term of so much practical importance in politics and history should be so recent in its adoption that it is not to be found in Johnson's dictionary.

1886 W. Stubbs 17 Lect. Study Hist. x. 235 As diplomacy was in its beginnings, so it lasted for a long time; the ambassador was the man who was sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.

†2. The diplomatic body. [= French diplomatie, ‘le personnel des ambassades’ (Littré).] Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomat > collectively

diplomacya1797

a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 73 The Diplomacy..were quite awe struck with ‘the pride, pomp, and circumstance’ of this majestick Senate.

1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 387 If there be no English diplomacy at Lisbon..away go my hopes in that quarter.

3. Skill or address in the management of relations of any kind; artful management in dealing with others.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill in managing or directing > artful management in dealing with others

tact1804

diplomacy1848

subtlety1903

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years I. 339 The aristocracy were already..acquiring control over public affairs by the crafts of diplomacy.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi vi. 147 Masakasa felt confident that he could get it out of these hunters by his diplomacy.

1896 N.E.D. at Diplomacy Mod. The lady thought it better to attain her ends by diplomacy.

II. Senses relating to the decipherment of old documents.

4. = diplomatic n. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > study or science of written records

diplomatic1808

diplomacy1870

diplomatology1880

1870 J. Hadley Ess. (1873) vii. 130 These [forms of letters] would probably give ground for a near guess to one expert in Anglo-Saxon diplomacy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	diplomacy
释义	diplomacyn. /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ Etymology: < French diplomatie (pronounced -cie ), < diplomate , diplomatique , after aristocrate, aristocratique, aristocratie: see diplomatic adj. and n. and -acy suffix. So Italian diplomazia, Spanish diplomacia, German and Dutch diplomatie, all from French. I. Senses relating to the management of international or other relations. 1. The management of international relations by negotiation; the method by which these relations are adjusted and managed by ambassadors and envoys; the business or art of the diplomatist; skill or address in the conduct of international intercourse and negotiations. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] diplomatic1794 diplomatics1794 diplomacy1796 diplomatizing1855 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France ii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 243 (note) He did what he could to destroy the double diplomacy of France. He had all the secret correspondence burnt. 1797 E. Burke Third Let. Peace Regicide Directory France 87 The only excuse for all our mendicant diplomacy is..that it has been founded on absolute necessity. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Diplomacy.. the customs, rules and privileges of embassadors, envoys and other representatives of princes and states at foreign courts; forms of negotiation. 1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) iv. xi. 245 His first thoughts were all for war, his sober second thoughts for diplomacy. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 257 The business for which he was preeminently fitted was diplomacy. 1862 T. C. Grattan Beaten Paths II. 223 Cardinal Richelieu seems to be..considered the founder of the present system of diplomacy properly so called..I can find no better signification for the word which typifies the pursuit..than double-dealing..it is expressive of concealment, if not of duplicity. 1865 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Rationalism II. vi. 296 The appointment of consuls in the Syrian towns..gave the first great impulse to international diplomacy. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 251/1 Diplomacy is the art of conducting the intercourse of nations with each other..It is singular that a term of so much practical importance in politics and history should be so recent in its adoption that it is not to be found in Johnson's dictionary. 1886 W. Stubbs 17 Lect. Study Hist. x. 235 As diplomacy was in its beginnings, so it lasted for a long time; the ambassador was the man who was sent to lie abroad for the good of his country. †2. The diplomatic body. [= French diplomatie, ‘le personnel des ambassades’ (Littré).] Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomat > collectively diplomacya1797 a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 73 The Diplomacy..were quite awe struck with ‘the pride, pomp, and circumstance’ of this majestick Senate. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 387 If there be no English diplomacy at Lisbon..away go my hopes in that quarter. 3. Skill or address in the management of relations of any kind; artful management in dealing with others. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill in managing or directing > artful management in dealing with others tact1804 diplomacy1848 subtlety1903 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years I. 339 The aristocracy were already..acquiring control over public affairs by the crafts of diplomacy. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi vi. 147 Masakasa felt confident that he could get it out of these hunters by his diplomacy. 1896 N.E.D. at Diplomacy Mod. The lady thought it better to attain her ends by diplomacy. II. Senses relating to the decipherment of old documents. 4. = diplomatic n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > study or science of written records diplomatic1808 diplomacy1870 diplomatology1880 1870 J. Hadley Ess. (1873) vii. 130 These [forms of letters] would probably give ground for a near guess to one expert in Anglo-Saxon diplomacy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1796
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