different between diplomat vs diplomacy

English

Etymology

From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ??????? (dípl?ma, “double-folded document”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?.pl?.mæt/

Noun

diplomat (plural diplomats)

1. A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     In a meeting with a top Chinese diplomat last year, Moon said China was partly responsible for South Korea’s pollution problem.

2. (figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people

Synonyms

• diplomatist

Related terms

• diplomacy
• diplomatic

Derived terms

• diplomat cream

Translations

See also

• chargé d'affaires
• consul
• envoy
• high commissioner

Czech

Etymology

From French diplomate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?plomat]

Noun

diplomat m (feminine diplomatka)

1. diplomat

Further reading

• diplomat in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• diplomat in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From French diplomate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diploma?t/, [d?ip??l?o?mæ??d?]

Noun

diplomat c (singular definite diplomaten, plural indefinite diplomater)

1. diplomat

Inflection

Further reading

• “diplomat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch diplomaat, from French diplomate, from New Latin d?pl?maticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d?p??lomat?]
• Hyphenation: dip?lo?mat

Noun

diplomat (first-person possessive diplomatku, second-person possessive diplomatmu, third-person possessive diplomatnya)

1. diplomat: a person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations.

Related terms

Further reading

• “diplomat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French diplomate.

Noun

diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomater, definite plural diplomatene)

1. a diplomat

Related terms

• diplomati
• diplomatisk

References

• “diplomat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French diplomate.

Noun

diplomat m (definite singular diplomaten, indefinite plural diplomatar, definite plural diplomatane)

1. a diplomat

Related terms

• diplomati
• diplomatisk

References

• “diplomat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French diplômé.

Noun

diplomat m (plural diploma?i)

1. diplomat

Declension

Adjective

diplomat m or n (feminine singular diplomat?, masculine plural diploma?i, feminine and neuter plural diplomate)

1. having a diploma or a degree

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dipl?mat/
• Hyphenation: di?plo?mat

Noun

diplòmat m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. diplomat

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ?????????, from French diplomate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dip.l?.mat/, /dip.??.mat/

Noun

diplomat (definite accusative diplomat?, plural diplomatlar)

1. diplomat

Declension

English

Etymology

From French diplomatie, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from Latin diploma (“letter of recommendation or authority”); see diploma.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??pl??m?si/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??plo?m?si/
• Hyphenation: di?plom?a?cy

Noun

diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural diplomacies)

1. The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.

   Synonyms: statesmanship, statecraft

   Hyponyms: dollar diplomacy, gastrodiplomacy

2. Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

Derived terms

• dollar diplomacy
• gastrodiplomacy

Related terms

• diploma
• diplomat
• diplomatic
• diplomatist

Translations

Further reading

• diplomacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• diplomacy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.