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statecraft
noun
state·craft
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Definition of statecraft
: the art of conducting state affairs
Examples of statecraft in a Sentence
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In recent decades, the abiding feature of American statecraft has been grandiosity, with military activism camouflaging a loss of strategic realism. — Andrew J. Bacevich, Twin Cities, "Andrew Bacevich: Trump’s reluctance to bomb foreign countries is a strength, not a sign of weakness," 4 July 2019 For the last five years, Western leaders and analysts have often projected onto China an image of their preferred imaginings, rather than one reflecting the actual statements of China’s own leaders, or in the physical evidence of Chinese statecraft. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Age of Miscalculation," 19 Aug. 2019 For China, a relationship with Russia is a foreign relationship like others—an important one, a complex one, but a matter of statecraft. — The Economist, "But their new partnership makes China a lot more equal than Russia," 25 July 2019 The Trump Administration, with Bolton in the lead, has made offensive cyber operations an integral arm of statecraft. — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, "How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare," 18 July 2019 In a negative way, a more multipolar world may be the watershed that signals the peak of democracy and potentially the beginning of contests within regions for competing views of democracy, institutional strength, statecraft, and control. — K.n.c., The Economist, "Globalisation is dead and we need to invent a world order," 28 June 2019 In his approach to the carrot-versus-stick equation that is central to statecraft, Donald Trump always opts for the stick. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, "Mexico, Cuba, and Trump’s Increasing Preference for Punishment Over Diplomacy," 11 June 2019 After Mr Modi’s first victory in 2014, liberals hoped the pro-business tub-thumper would become a pro-market prime minister, encouraging investment by liberalising labour and land laws, relying on statecraft, not stagecraft. — The Economist, "In its second term, will India’s ruling coalition be bolder about reform?," 8 June 2019 Their classes focused more on handwriting than on science and statecraft. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Elizabeth Didn’t Expect to Be Queen. Here’s How It Happened," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'statecraft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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statecraft
noun
English Language Learners Definition of statecraft
formal
: the art or skill of conducting government affairs
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