Meaning of diplospeak | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

“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.”

“I defended our policy with journalists and critics, one night engaging in a “frank exchange⟳ of views”—to use⟳ the diplospeak I would later master as a U.S. ambassador —with Washington Post⟳ columnist Bob Kagan and New York Times columnist David Brooks on the merits of our approach⟳.”

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