Diplospeak

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Diplomatic language; The careful use of euphemism and noncontroversial language to obscure points that might cause contention. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

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