diplomacy
/dɪˈpləʊməsi/noun
उच्चारण डिप्लोमसी
कूटनीति, राजनय, देशों के बीच संबंधों का प्रबंधन
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the activity of managing relations between countries; skill in doing this
कूटनीति, राजनय, देशों के बीच संबंधों का प्रबंधन
- The border dispute was settled through diplomacy, not war.
- India's diplomacy at the summit won it new friends.
- The two countries returned to the table after months of quiet diplomacy.
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- Foreign diplomacy needs patience, because talks can last for years.
- The minister's diplomacy helped to end the trade dispute.
Synonyms statecraft international relations negotiation foreign policy
Opposite war hostilities aggression
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skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them
व्यवहार-कुशलता, चतुराई से बात सँभालना
- It took some diplomacy to get the two brothers to sit at one table.
- She handled the complaint with great diplomacy.
- A good teacher uses diplomacy when she tells parents about a child's weak marks.
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- He used a little diplomacy to calm the angry customer.
- It takes real diplomacy to refuse an invitation without hurting anyone.
Synonyms tact discretion delicacy finesse sensitivity
Opposite tactlessness bluntness clumsiness rudeness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
diplomacy (uncountable)
Diplomacy is uncountable: it names both the management of relations between countries and tact in dealing with people.
'Diplomacy' uncountable है: यह देशों के आपसी संबंधों के प्रबंधन और लोगों से व्यवहार में चतुराई, दोनों को बताता है।
- India has used quiet diplomacy to settle the issue.
- It took diplomacy to calm the angry crowd.
with diplomacy
Use with diplomacy for the manner in which someone handles a delicate matter.
किसी नाज़ुक मामले को सँभालने का ढंग बताने के लिए 'with diplomacy' आता है।
- Radhika handled the quarrel with great diplomacy.
diplomacy / diplomat / diplomatic
Diplomacy is the activity, a diplomat is the person and diplomatic is the adjective.
'Diplomacy' क्रिया-क्षेत्र है, 'diplomat' व्यक्ति है और 'diplomatic' adjective है।
- He joined the diplomatic service after the IFS exam.
- The ambassador is an experienced diplomat.
diplomacy + with / between
Use with for the other country in a pair, and between when naming both.
जोड़ी में दूसरे देश के लिए with और दोनों के नाम लेने के लिए between आता है।
- India's diplomacy with Japan has grown stronger.
- Quiet diplomacy between the two capitals averted a crisis.
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adjective + diplomacy
quietpubliceconomicinternationalpersonal
- Economic diplomacy has brought the two nations closer.
verb + diplomacy
practiseuseresort torequiremaster
- The talks required patient diplomacy.
diplomacy + noun
talkseffortsskillschannel
- Diplomacy efforts continued through the night.
diplomacy + noun
gunboat diplomacycricket diplomacyshuttle diplomacyvaccine diplomacy
- Shuttle diplomacy helped to end the dispute.
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- The Foreign Minister's diplomacy prevented a border dispute from growing.
विदेश मंत्री की कूटनीति ने सीमा विवाद को बढ़ने से रोक दिया।
- Cricket matches are sometimes used as a tool of diplomacy.
क्रिकेट मैचों को कभी-कभी कूटनीति के साधन के रूप में प्रयोग किया जाता है।
- She told her friend the truth with tact and diplomacy.
उसने अपनी सहेली को सच्चाई चतुराई और सूझबूझ से बताई।
- Without diplomacy, the meeting would have ended in a fight.
सूझबूझ के बिना बैठक झगड़े में समाप्त हो जाती।
- Many students prepare for a career in diplomacy.
कई विद्यार्थी कूटनीति में करियर की तैयारी करते हैं।
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✗ He is a diplomacy.
✓ He is a diplomat.
A person who practises diplomacy is a diplomat.
कूटनीति करने वाला व्यक्ति 'diplomat' कहलाता है।
✗ She handled the matter in diplomacy.
✓ She handled the matter with diplomacy.
The manner is shown by with.
ढंग 'with' से बताया जाता है।
✗ He joined the diplomacy service.
✓ He joined the diplomatic service.
Use the adjective diplomatic before service.
Service से पहले adjective 'diplomatic' का प्रयोग होता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
statecraft international relations negotiation foreign policy tact discretion delicacy finesse sensitivity
Antonyms
war hostilities aggression tactlessness bluntness clumsiness rudeness
AaSpelling
di·plo·ma·cy
With -macy (not 'diplomacy' misspelt 'diplomancy' or 'diplomasy'); the person a diplomat, the adjective diplomatic.
अंत में -macy ('diplomancy' या 'diplomasy' गलत है); व्यक्ति diplomat, adjective diplomatic।
?Which word?
diplomacy, diplomat and diploma
Diplomacy is the management of foreign relations, or tact; a diplomat is the official who practises it (an ambassador); diplomatic means connected with diplomacy, or tactful. A diploma is a certificate of study, from the same Greek root ('folded paper'), but the meanings have parted; a diploma holder is not a diplomat.
Diplomacy विदेश संबंधों का प्रबंधन, या व्यवहार-कुशलता है; diplomat वह अधिकारी है जो इसे करता है (ambassador); diplomatic का अर्थ 'कूटनीति से जुड़ा' या 'व्यवहार-कुशल' है। Diploma अध्ययन का प्रमाण-पत्र है, उसी Greek मूल ('मुड़ा कागज़') से, पर अर्थ अलग हो गए; diploma holder, diplomat नहीं है।
The diplomat/diploma pair is a usage item.
Diplomat और diploma की जोड़ी usage में आती है।
§Grammar and usage
Both senses are tested: international diplomacy and personal tact.
दोनों अर्थ पूछे जाते हैं: अंतरराष्ट्रीय diplomacy और व्यक्तिगत व्यवहार-कुशलता।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Diplomatic immunity; the Vienna Convention; shuttle diplomacy; vaccine diplomacy.
GK/Collocations: diplomatic immunity (राजनयिकों को मिली कानूनी छूट), the Vienna Convention (राजनयिक संबंधों पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय संधि), shuttle diplomacy (मध्यस्थ का दोनों पक्षों के बीच आना-जाना), vaccine diplomacy (टीके देकर देशों से संबंध मज़बूत करना)।