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# diplomatic

«diplomatic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with diplomats: people who work for their country…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (diplomatic, more diplomatic, most diplomatic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Diplomatic means to do with diplomats: people who work for their country in other countries and help countries talk to each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#m1)

2) Diplomatic means careful and polite, saying things in a way that does not upset people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and social studies: diplomatic talks, embassies and peace treaties. In everyday life being diplomatic is a social skill: you tell the truth kindly. Phrases: diplomatic talks, diplomatic relations, diplomatic answer, diplomatic immunity.

### examples

- The two countries held diplomatic talks about the border. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x1)
- The embassy is a diplomatic building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x2)
- When Gran asked about her cake, I gave a diplomatic answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x3)
- Be diplomatic when you tell your friend her drawing has a mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x4)
- The countries ended diplomatic relations after the quarrel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x5)
- Diplomats have a diplomatic passport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x6)
- When war came into the country, he had gone on a diplomatic career to foreign courts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/#x7)

### note

Noun: diplomacy; a person: diplomat. Adverb: diplomatically. Being diplomatic is not lying; it means choosing kind words. Opposite of the second sense: tactless, blunt.

### In the corpora

- ["Being diplomatic" means not saying what you really think, to avoid hurting or angering someone.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/29-lying-and-drinking/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diplomatic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomatic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.