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title: diplomacy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diplomacy» in the school dictionary: The work of governments talking to each other to keep peace, make agreements and sort out problems between countries. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diplomacy

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**Who acts:** governments, work, Skill, nobody, two countries, Ambassadors · **What happens:** talk, keep, make, sort out, work, deal · **To what, where:** peace, agreements, problems, quarrel, diplomacy, brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«diplomacy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [diplomacy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diplomacy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The work of governments talking to each other to keep peace, make agreements and sort out problems between countries.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:m1:1
# text = The work of governments talking to each other to keep peace, make agreements and sort out problems between countries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	governments	government	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obl	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	agreements	agreement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sort	sort	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	between	between	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund | governments *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to each | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to each=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | governments *not said here* | peace |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | present | the work of governments | agreements |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset agreement=Product |
| 4 | **sort out** | present | the work of governments *not said here* | problems |  |  |  | between countries | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Theme |
| 5 | **work** |  | governments |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skill in dealing with people politely and carefully so that nobody gets upset; tact.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:m2:1
# text = Skill in dealing with people politely and carefully so that nobody gets upset; tact.
1	Skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	dealing	deal	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
13	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
15	tact	tact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | gerund | Skill and tact *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with people | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with people=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two countries ended the quarrel through diplomacy, not war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x1:1
# text = The two countries ended the quarrel through diplomacy, not war.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the two countries | the quarrel |  | diplomacy and war |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality quarrel=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ambassadors work in diplomacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x2:1
# text = Ambassadors work in diplomacy.
1	Ambassadors	ambassador	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Ambassadors |  |  |  |  | in diplomacy | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in diplomacy=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum used diplomacy to stop my brother and me arguing over the TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x3:1
# text = Mum used diplomacy to stop my brother and me arguing over the TV.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Mum | diplomacy |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diplomacy=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | my brother |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality brother=Eventuality |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | gerund | me |  |  |  |  | over the TV | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.theme NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent over tv=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It takes diplomacy to tell a friend their drawing needs work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x4:1
# text = It takes diplomacy to tell a friend their drawing needs work.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
11	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | It | diplomacy |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diplomacy=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  | a friend |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **need** | present | their drawing | work |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot work=Theme |
| 4 | **draw** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher handled the fight with great diplomacy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x5:1
# text = The teacher handled the fight with great diplomacy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	handled	handle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **handle** | past | the teacher | the fight |  |  |  | with great diplomacy | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fight=Theme with diplomacy=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diplomacy is better than fighting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x6:1
# text = Diplomacy is better than fighting.
1	Diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Diplomacy |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | Diplomacy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Suppose I make use of a little diplomacy, and play him some sort of a trick!"

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diplomacy:x7:1
# text = "Suppose I make use of a little diplomacy, and play him some sort of a trick!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Suppose	suppose	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	diplomacy	diplomacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | present | I | use of a little diplomacy |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent use=Product |
| 2 | **play** *in a quote* | infinitive | I *not said here* | some sort of a trick | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary sort=Theme |
| 3 | **use** *in a quote* |  |  | a little diplomacy |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **sort** *in a quote* |  |  | a trick |  |  |  |  | nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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