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statecraft

[ steyt-kraft, -krahft ]

/ ˈsteɪtˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /

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noun

the art of government and diplomacy.

Origin of statecraft

First recorded in 1635–45; state + craft

Words nearby statecraft

state university, state visit, state's attorney, state's evidence, state-dependent learning, statecraft, stated, stated case, statehood, statehooder, statehouse

Example sentences from the Web for statecraft

This is because espionage has become an integral part of American statecraft.

The CIA in Germany: A Secret History |Matthew Aid |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is this message alone more than any geopolitical impulse or statecraft that has the Russian government scrambling.

Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II |Will Cathcart |March 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Deadlines are a two-way street," Dennis Ross wrote in his 2007 book, Statecraft.

How Not To Negotiate With Iran |Ali Gharib |May 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Know and select the right instruments of statecraft and orchestrate them to maximum effect.

The Essential Spy Guide |Henry A. Crumpton |May 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But every user of a radical ideology as a tool of statecraft fears being out-radicalized.

Tehran's Pitiful Bid For Attention |Trita Parsi |September 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
There were problems enough to be dealt with to have daunted a master of statecraft.

Ten Tudor Statesmen |Arthur D. Innes
Bodley found himself unsuited for party intrigue and, weary of statecraft and diplomacy, decided to withdraw into private life.

Oxford and its Story |Cecil Headlam
Will you allow me that it is statecraft to make a profession profitable?

Three Plays by Granville-Barker |Harley Granville-Barker
Statecraft cannot work with violence ever threatening its very life.

With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia |John Ward
He knew that a man blinded with rage could not deal sanely with this problem of love and statecraft.

A Son of the Immortals |Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for statecraft

statecraft

/ (ˈsteɪtˌkrɑːft) /

noun

the art of conducting public affairs; statesmanship