| 单词 | preventive diplomacy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspreventive diplomacy preventive diplomacy n. Politics an approach to diplomacy which seeks specifically to prevent the start or escalation of violent conflict; the methods by which this is achieved; cf. preventive war n. ΚΠ 1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone II. vi. ix. 413 The treaty of Washington and the Geneva arbitration stand out as the most notable victory of the nineteenth century of the noble art of preventive diplomacy. 1938 Times 23 Sept. 13/3 Mr. Churchill preaches the preventive war, while the Prime Minister practises preventive diplomacy. 2004 Burlington (Vermont) Free Press (Nexis) 7 June 5 a Questioning of why we can't learn preventive diplomacy and solve problems peacefully, without killing innocent people. < as lemmas |
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