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comparative more diplomatic, superlative most diplomatic
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. quotations examples
Born in 1950 towards the end of the Stalin era to diplomatic parents, he was educated at the elite Russian Institute of International Relations before ascending to become Russia’s envoy at the UN, where for a decade he lived through the trauma of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2022 November 15, Patrick Wintour, “Sergei Lavrov, a fixture of Russian diplomacy facing his toughest test in Ukraine”, in The Guardian
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments. examples
Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus. examples
Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic. examples
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The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. quotations examples
In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts.
1983, Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett, Studies in English legal history, page 151