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diplospeak

noun

Definitions

  1. Diplomatic language

    Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention.

    • And he knows how to cut through the diplospeak: when Clinton politely asked Russia's Boris Yeltsin for his views on a Caspian Sea gas deal proposed by Chevron Oil.
    • The hard-driving Cushing carried the title of "American Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" — diplospeak for President Tyler's man on the spot.
    • Following his August 2007 talks with President Bush in Washington, Brown fell back on coded diplospeak in their joint press conference.

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