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statecraft

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state·craft  (sttkrft)
n.
The art of leading a country: "They placed free access to scientific knowledge far above the exigencies of statecraft" (Anthony Burgess).
statecraft [ˈsteɪtˌkrɑːft]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the art of conducting public affairs; statesmanship
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Noun1.statecraft - wisdom in the management of public affairs
statesmanship, diplomacy
wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
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statecraft [ˈsteɪtkrɑːft] N → arte m de gobernar


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He was not a great ruler, but an artist stifled in ceremony and lost in statecraft.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
And on these matters I spoke at Nantes with Rouen, when Valentino, as Cesare Borgia, the son of Pope Alexander, was usually called, occupied the Romagna, and on Cardinal Rouen observing to me that the Italians did not understand war, I replied to him that the French did not understand statecraft, meaning that otherwise they would not have allowed the Church to reach such greatness.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
I fancy that to the last he believed us to be emissaries of Government, darkly official persons furthering by our illegal traffic some dark scheme of high statecraft.
Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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