Diplomacies

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The practices and activities of managing international relations and negotiations between nations or states
2. The methods and strategies employed to promote peaceful interactions and resolve conflicts through communication and agreement
3. The various approaches taken to conduct relations and treaties between governments, often involving political, economic, and cultural exchanges

Etymology: "Diplomacies" is simply the plural of "diplomacy", so it names several distinct systems or styles of conducting relations between states. The base word traces back to Latin "diploma", a document folded in two, typically a letter of authority or recommendation. Greek "diploun" meant to fold, and the Latin term carried that folded-sheet sense before it came to mean an official certificate. The modern sense of "diplomacy" grew from the French "diplomatique", which described the study of old documents and their authenticity, the field of charters and archives. French speakers later stretched the adjective to cover the business of managing relations between governments, and the noun "diplomatie" arose from it as a back-formation, a noun built backward from an adjective. English borrowed the French noun, and the notion of conducting affairs through official documents and envoys took its name from the paper that carried those authorities.

Synonyms: negotiations, diplomatic relations, treaties, conferences, deliberations