Definition of Diplomacy

Digestion

DIPLOMACY noun

	The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

DIPLOMACY:
d??pl?um?s? n. 1 a the management of international relations. b expertise in this. 2 adroitness in personal relations; tact. [F diplomatie f. diplomatique DIPLOMATIC after aristocratic]

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